Re: [boost] converting Boost to other programming languages

From: Mohamed Iqbal (iad929_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-25 08:41:52

Thanks for clarifying things for me. This is what I have in mind but wasn't
sure that should I have this permission or not.

Anyway, The name "Boost" Will not retain in the ported libraries.

Of course, not all libraries will be ported. For ex., Boost.Thread is not
needed in this language for my tool becuase the tool will handle all the
threads.

For now I will cnvert three or four libraries for academia purposes but a
bigger number of libraries will be ported to my new language when the
commercial release is ready.

One more question: Should I mention that the original of the converted
libraries is from Boost?

Mohammed
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Kalb <jonkalb_at_[hidden]>
To: Boost mailing list <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:39 AM
Subject: RE: [boost] converting Boost to other programming languages

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> > [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Mohamed Iqbal
> > Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 12:14 AM
> > To: Boost mailing list
> > Subject: [boost] converting Boost to other programming languages
>
> > Let's come to the important part. This tool as you know
> > requires a programming language. I chose to implement my own
> > language based on C++, Eiffel, and many others like Prolog.
> > For this language, I am wrriting the standard library. Boost
> > has a number of nice libraries that can be converted to my
> > language. I want your permission to do so.
>
> Mohamed,
>
> All Boost libraries are required to have a license that "grant(s)
> permission without fee to copy, use, and modify the software for any use
> (commerical and non-commercial)." They must require that a copy of the
> license appear on all copies of the software source code and they may
> restrict the use of the name and description, but it sounds to me like
> neither of these restrictions apply to what you intend to do (unless you
> intend to retain the name "Boost" in your ported work, which I would
> discourage).
>
> If your intent is to port Boost libraries to another language (which it
> sounds to me that it is) then permission is already granted by the
> licenses of the individual libraries. If you credit the individual Boost
> library authors as original sources (which I assume you would do in any
> academic work) then you will have gone beyond your requirements.
>
> I am not an attorney.
>
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