[boost] Re: License updates for 1.30.2

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-17 07:11:15

Darren Cook <darren_at_[hidden]> writes:

>>>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?
>
> Yes, I can probably do that; I seem to remember it was BSD-like but
> with some slight difference that I didn't fully understand. 

I'd say it's much more MIT-like, but that's for you to suss out.

> Where is the license - I cannot see it linked from the boost web
> page.

http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost/LICENSE

and the document about it is at:

http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost/more/license_info.html

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com