Re: [boost] Re: Moving to the Boost Software License

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-21 06:31:27

> > Just looking at boost/function.hpp, here is the list of authors we need
>
> Could you explain how you did get to this list of authors? I must say
> I'm quite surprised to be in it. When looking at the various files, it
> seems to me you are the only copyright holder of all header files in
> boost/function. So it shouldn't be a problem to switch to the BSL.
>
> Or maybe you are considering that somebody who corrected a small typo at
> a given time now holds a copyright on these files? I may be wrong but I
> don't think it is necessary: unless the person did put a "copyright"
> line in the file, I think the person willingly relinquish its copyright
> on the trivial modifications. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

It includes a list of all dependencies (files #included by Boost.Function)
as well as the Boost.Function files themselves.

John