Re: [boost] copyright question (bjam examples)

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-30 11:20:49

At 06:07 AM 8/30/2004, John Maddock wrote:
 >Some of the examples in bjam v2 are actually taken verbatim from the QT
 >libraries examples, and currently have no copyright or license 
declaration
 >on them at all.
 >
 >Vladimir asks:
 >
 >"Will
 >
 >/* This file is part of Qt and is available under the Q Public License,
 >available from http://doc.trolltech.com/3.3/license.html
 >*/
 >
 >be enough to make inspect tool happy. If we're really going to be
 >extra-picky,
 >I don't think I can add any "Copyright" string to the file I don't own."
 >
 >Is adding such a string acceptable?  Clearly we need to do something, but 

 >what?

I think Vladimir has the right idea; add a comment that indicates who does 
own the file, and where the license resides, and teach the inspect program 
to recognize that referral.

You wouldn't be adding a copyright; just a reference to some external 
material that we have deemed an acceptable alternative to the Boost license 
and/or a explicit copyright message.

--Beman