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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


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