Re: [boost] Re: [Operators library] bool_testable

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-03 13:26:38

At 08:35 AM 12/3/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
 >Daniel Frey <daniel.frey_at_[hidden]> writes:
 >
 >> Hello, world!
 >>
 >> I removed bool_testable from the CVS tree. I also updated the
 >> documentation to use the new license (*) and added a note about the
 >> portability (and non-standard-conformance) of the separate, explicit
 >> instantiation. Comments welcome.
 >>
 >> Please note, however, that removing bool_testable doesn't mean that I
 >> won't add it again in the future if we can solve the remaining
 >> issue(s). I was hoping for some more comments to
 >> <http://tinyurl.com/xi3x>, but AFAICS we still have no agreed-on
 >> solution, thus I cleaned the CVS to prevent releasing something we
 >> have to revoke later.
 >>
 >> Regards, Daniel
 >>
 >> (*) There was a copyright statement from Beman and Dave, both allowed
 >> me to change the license. I hope this was the correct way, but
 >> IANAL. Beman also gave a blank permission to change the license to the
 >> Boost Software License 1.0 for everything he holds a copyright on here
 >> at boost. I would hereby like to do the same. I wonder if it would
 >> make sense if we have a page where everyone can sign up so the
 >> maintainers have an easier job when moving to the new license.
 >
 >Yes!  That's a super idea.

I think so too.

Daniel, could you please set it up? Maybe with a name like 
"blanket-permission.txt" or similar.

If you start it out with just your own name, then each of us who wishes can 
add our own names. That leaves a nice audit trail (via the CVS log 
command).

Thanks,

--Beman