[boost] Re: Draft of new Boost Software License

From: Alexander Terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-08 15:17:24

David Abrahams wrote:
[...]
> > As for "Must not require that the source code be available for
> > execution or other binary uses of the library"... well, what's the
> > problem? www.boost.org was pretty stable, thus far.
> 
> The problem is that we don't want to force companies to assume the
> risk that www.boost.org will stick around.

Companies will keep the code anyway. The requirement is: 

"A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code 
 form under its own license agreement, provided that:
 ....
 iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such 
 Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable 
 manner on or through a medium customarily used for software exchange."

regards,
alexander.