[boost] Re: License updates for 1.30.2

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-16 22:10:19

Darren Cook <darren_at_[hidden]> writes:

>  > If we're going to include a URL we had *really* better have a stable
>  > license, no?
>
> Not if the URL contains the version number.

That would be stable by definition, unless you mean to change the
text of the thing that the versioned URL points at.

> As this is just going to be a block that authors will copy and paste I
> think more information is better. E.g.
>
> //  foo library header
>
> //  Copyright Jane Programmer, 2003.
> //  See Boost Software License Version 1.0 for terms and
> //  conditions of use (http://www.boost.org/license.1.0.html)
>
> // See http://www.boost.org/libs/foo/ for documentation.

Yes, that's exactly what I would've suggested.

> On a related subject, I always find it useful to be told a license is
> either GPL, BSD-like, or if neither of those then be told the
> differences from one of those in short, simple terms. I expect most
> programmers understand those two, and most programmers hate to read
> licenses.

Would you care to draft a comparative document that can be added to or
linked to from the license info page?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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