[boost] Re: License Conversion Update: Graph library incompatw/GPL

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-07 06:15:03

larsbj_at_[hidden] (Lars Gullik Bjønnes) writes:

> Alexander Terekhov <terekhov_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> | Such claims are barred by the doctrine of copyright misuse and
> | the doctrine of first sale.
>
> So what you are saying is that GPL/LGPL is unenforceable? So that all
> software that uses GPL has in fact no-license at all and that regular
> copyright law rules?
>
> Are you then saying that no-one is really allowed to use GPL software
> since they have not got permission to do so?
>
> You really seem to have some agenda, but it is not clear to me what it
> is.

Maybe this is all a distraction.  I think it may be a much bigger
problem that the graph library's license, IIUC, seems to be
incompatible with the Boost license requirements.  Isn't anyone a
little alarmed about that?

I guess if there's a chance we can relicense it under the Boost
license, that'd solve things, but I'm not sure it's possible.  Can
any of the copyright holders comment?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com