Re: [boost] Updating the Boost license information for 1.35?

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-12 08:27:58

Rick Yorgason wrote:
> Hey everyone, I've noticed a few things coming from this mailing list:
> 
> * There's some rumblings about getting the 1.35 release out the door soon.
> 
> * A list was compiled showing that uBLAS was the only Boost library that 
> wasn't using the Boost Software License, or at least, the only one that 
> couldn't be easily changed. 
> <http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2007/05/122130.php>
> 
> * With little fanfare, permission was granted to release uBLAS under the 
> BSL last September. 
> <http://lists.boost.org/MailArchives/ublas/2007/09/2342.php>
> 
> So, hey, this is great news!  My question is, what do you think the 
> chances are that 1.35 could be released under a blanket license?  Since 
> the only work required is changing some comments in some source files, 
> it would be a shame if we had to wait another year and a half for this.

I've added this to my checklist for 1.35.0

--Beman