Re: [boost] Is it legal to reuse code snippets from a boost library in my own library?

From: Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden]
Date: 2007-01-09 07:03:01

Joaquín Mª López Muñoz wrote: 
> Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden] ha escrito:
> > Hello,
> > I'de like to ask if it is legal to reuse code snippets from a boost 
> > library in my own library which is also licenced under 
> boost licence?
> > Regards,
> > Oliver
> 
> As I understand the wording of the license, to include part 
> of the code in your work you must
> 
> a) reproduce the copyright statement
> b) reproduce the license text
> 
> Since you are also operating under BSL, b) is already 
> fullfiled, so you only need do the a) part, possibly in the 
> form of a comment above the pasted snippet with the original 
> copyright notice.

What if it is not a 1-to-1 copy of the code, e.g. I use a solution of a problem or a class design (but with minir changes)?

Regards,
Oliver