Re: [boost] Re: converting Boost to other programming languages

From: Gregory Colvin (gregory.colvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-25 13:04:03

On Monday, Aug 25, 2003, at 11:46 America/Denver, David Abrahams wrote:

> Daniel Frey <daniel.frey_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> Mohamed Iqbal wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> I think it would be best if you convert the three or four libraries
>> you have in mind, prepare it the way you like to redistribute/sell it
>> and show the result to us *before* redistribution. It's easier to say:
>> "This is OK" or "This is not OK" when we have something to look at
>> instead of giving you a Carte Blanche.
>
> I'm afraid the license already gives him Carte Blanche.

Why be afraid?  The license is intended to give Carte Blanche.