[boost] Fw: Please Read: Boost Software License.

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-21 04:54:59

And another permission:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Gohman" <djg_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost-owner_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: Please Read: Boost Software License.

> I Dan Gohman, give permission for all my contributions to Boost to be
> moved to the Boost Software License Version 1.
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 01:51:59PM +0100, John Maddock wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > If "yes", and you have Boost-cvs write access, please add your name to
> > more/blanket_permissions.txt.
> >
> > If "yes" and you have access to the Boost mailing list
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"Boost
> > License Permission", and content something like: "I Jim Hacker, give
> > permission for all my contributions to Boost to be moved to the Boost
> > Software License Version 1".  (This gives us a public record that your
> > permission has been given).
> >
> > If "yes", but you are no longer subscribed to the Boost list then please
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> >
> > If "no", please give us some idea what objections you may have.
> >
> > Finally, if this message was sent in error, please let us know, it's
just
> > about possible that we have you mixed up with someone of the same name,
and
> > if so apologies.
> >
> > Many thanks for your time,
> >
> > John Maddock.
> > (Boost Moderator).
>