[boost] Re: Proposed change to license references

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-20 07:37:13

"David B. Held" <dheld_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:4.3.2.7.2.20040219145425.031c90a0_at_mailhost.esva.net...
>> At 01:54 PM 2/19/2004, David Abrahams wrote:
>>  >"Paul A Bristow" <boost_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>  >
>>  >> A tiny typographic nitpick - Would it lie on the page more neatly as:
>>  >>
>>  >> // Copyright I M Booster 2002-2004.
>>  >> // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
>>  >> // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt
>>  >> // or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
>>  >
>>  >Maybe.  I was not trying to suggest, nor do I think I'd want to
>>  >mandate, any particular use of line breaks in the comment.
>>
>> I second that. While Paul's choice of line breaks was a bit prettier,
>> that's the sort of thing we traditionally leave up to the developer.
>
> How about the copyright line?  Should that always appear with the
> license notice?

I don't have an opinion.  Any reason why not?   What does "with"
mean, anyway?

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Dave Abrahams
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