[boost] Re: TR1 library extensions in libstdc++ - SmartPtr

From: Alexander Terekhov (terekhov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-13 08:01:26

Jonathan Wakely wrote:
[...]
> As I understand it (which is not in *any* way authoritative) if the
> authors give permission for me to use the code under the GPL (which I
> think amounts to dual-licensing it to me as Boost and GPL?) then I am
> free to modify their original code, still under the GPL. The modified
> version then has my copyright (which I assign to the FSF) _and_ the
> original authors copyright statements on.
> 
> Alexander, whatever your views on whether the GPL can be upheld, you
> seem to be pretty knowledgable on copyright issues, have I got it even
> partly right?

I think you got it right. The only question is how much of original 
and derivative (colloquially) work "deserves" the copyright 
protection. I bet that in the case of SmartPtr, when honestly 
applied, filtration step of the AFC test will entirely eliminate 
copyright protection for any decent implementation.

regards,
alexander.