[boost] RE: Your Copyright in the Boost C++ Libraries.

From: Gottfried.Ganssauge_at_[hidden]
Date: 2004-08-16 03:09:19

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Maddock [mailto:john_at_[hidden]] 
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:29 PM
> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
> Subject: Re: Your Copyright in the Boost C++ Libraries.
> 
> 
> Hi, if you are receiving this message it is because there are 
> one or more files in the Boost C++ libraries that contain 
> your copyright declaration.
> 
> As some of you will know already, in order to simplify Boost 
> licensing, we are in the process of moving to a single common 
> license (http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).  The aim of 
> the new license is to provide a single wording, that 
> encapsulates the our previous license requirements, and which 
> will simplify the evaluation of Boost for commercial organisations.
> 
> So here's the big question: may we have permission to change 
> code that has your copyright to use the new license?  Your 
> copyright declaration would obviously remain, it's only the 
> license text that would change.
Yes, I give permission to move all my contributions to Boost to the Boost
Software License Version 1.

Cheers,

Gottfried