[boost] Re: GPL'd doc makefile

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-03 14:11:34

Alexander Terekhov <terekhov_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> 
>> I just realized that libs/iterator/doc/GNUmakefilee is GPL'd.  My
>> question: do I have to remove it from the Boost CVS?  
>
> No. As long as you don't create any derivative works (under the 
> copyright statute and the case law, not "colloquially"), share-alike 
> reciprocation provision doesn't apply to your works. And they can be 
> distributed together with the GPL'd stuff. Even static linking is no 
> problem. Don't take "SCO-ish" FSF propaganda seriously.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/xjtf
> (Re: Authority on software copyright law)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/xjw8
> (Re: SCO derivative NOTHING like FSF)

Thanks, but it's not the law I'm asking about here; I'm trying to
figure out what's consistent with Boost policy.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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