[boost] Re: [Boost-announce] enable_if review

From: Jaakko Jarvi (jajarvi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-09 11:42:18

Hi Dave, others,

Just got an ok allowing
the "All rights reserved" to be removed from the
copyright in enable_if. The version in boost sandbox
has been changed accordingly.

  Cheers, Jaakko

In our last exciting episode David Abrahams wrote:

> The word from the lawyer (Devin Smith, Nixon Peabody LLP) is:

>   I don't think it belongs in the copyright notice for anything
>   (software, electronic documentation, etc.) that is being licensed.
>   It belongs in books that are sold where, in fact, all rights (e.g.,
>   to reproduce the book, etc.) are being reserved in the publisher or
>   author.  I think it shouldn't be in the BSD license.

>   The copyright notice for boost licenses should be Copyright (c)
>   [year of first publication] [name of author].  It satisfies both US
>   and foreign requirements.

>   That being said, it's a very esoteric issue, largely because the
>   notice itself isn't a requirement for copyright validity anymore, it
>   just precludes someone from claiming innocent infringement.

> So, my sense is that it should be removed, if only because it will
> make automatic checking simpler.

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

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