[boost] Re: License updates for 1.30.2

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-16 10:12:57

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 11:42 AM 9/15/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
>  >"Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> writes:
>  >
>  >> Beman Dawes wrote:
>  >>>
>  >>> Physically, that means editing all source files to reflect the new
>  >>> license. Here is what the start of C++ source files should look like:
>  >>>
>  >>> //  foo library header
>  >>>
>  >>> //  Copyright Jane Programmer, 2003.
>  >>> //  See accompanying license for terms and conditions of use.
>  >>
>  >> Shouldn't this be:
>  >>
>  >> // See Boost Software License Version 1.0 for terms and conditions of
>  >use.
>  >
>  >I'm not sure if that's precisely the right answer, but I think it's on
>  >the right track.  I *am* sure we haven't fully explored how references
>  >to the detached license should work yet.
>
> Well, it was explored to the extent that the particular "See
> accompanying license for terms and conditions of use" wording was
> approved by Devin Smith in an email dated 8/15.
>
>  >Do we also need a stable URL at which v1.0 of the license can be
>  >found even after LICENSE is replaced with v2.0?
>
> No, because past releases (which include the license) are available
> both from CVS and the SourceForge release mechanism.

Still, it seems easy enough to establish such a stable link.  It
seems like it's better to be safe than sorry.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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