[boost] [License] Request for volunteers: converting to the Boost Software License

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-25 15:18:00

The bcp tool is now capable of automatically converting files over to 
the Boost Software License. However, we need volunteers to verify that 
the transformation is correct. I have (locally) converted 1256 files 
that need to be verified, and am asking for volunteers to verify chunks 
of 100 files each (it won't take all that long...). If you would like 
to help, please send me e-mail _privately_ and I'll assign a chunk to 
you. Please tell me which file numbers in the chunk are fine (so I can 
commit them) and which file numbers are incorrect.

To verify a particular file, go to:

   http://www.boost.org/all-report.html#bsl-converted

(It's an 8MB file; you've been warned). Then locate your file numbers 
(e.g., 1-100) and look at the "before" (left) and "after" (right) 
chunks of the file. The changed parts are highlighted in bold. Two 
things need to be verified for a file to be correct (everything else is 
automatic and correct already):

        1) The entirety of the original license must have been removed.
        2) Copyrights, author names, etc. have not been destroyed by the 
transformation.

For instance, look at file #1 (boost/assert.hpp): the old license (on 
the left) has been completely highlighted and replaced by the Boost 
Software License (on the right), so this transformation is fine.

On the other hand, look at file #66 
(boost/lambda/detail/bind_functions.hpp): the old license has a clause 
"This software is provided 'as is'..." that has not been highlighted on 
the left, and was retained by the transformation. That's a problem: 
this transformation is not correct.

When sending back replies once you've finished a chunk, try to use this 
form if you could:

Correct: 1-10 15-55
Incorrect: 11-14 56-70

We'll need to iterate the process a bit (as we fix up the heuristics to 
get everything right), but with a little work from everyone I'm sure we 
can get much of Boost converted over to the BSL in a relatively short 
time.

        Doug