[boost] Re: Re: Formal Review Request -- Interfaces

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-09 21:46:50

Stefan Strasser wrote:
> Jonathan Turkanis schrieb:

>> These features will be implemented:
>>
>>   Aspect Oriented Programming
>
> what is boost's position on patents?

> I'm aware that everything is patented in one way or another but you
> might at least want to find out if this one is enforced:
>
> http://www.pmg.lcs.mit.edu/~chandra/publications/aop.html
>
> I save my breath to state my opinion about patents like this.

Thanks for pointing this out.

>From a quick read, it's not obvoious that the interface facilities would be
covered by this patent. For instance, there's no "aspect-oriented
programming/operating environment" stored in memory.

I'm sure this will be discussed during the review.

Jonathan