Re: [boost] Boost Graph Library license (boost_1_40_0/libs/graph/LICENSE)

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost Graph Library license (boost_1_40_0/libs/graph/LICENSE)
From: Andrew Sutton (andrew.n.sutton_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-05 00:41:06

> However, even the latest boost 1.40.0 distribution contains a file called
> boost_1_40_0/libs/graph/LICENSE which contains the text of the old The
> Boost
> Graph Library "Artistic License".
>
> This is slightly confusing because it could be interpreted to mean that the
> Boost Graph Library is still covered by the Artistic License.
>
> Can you confirm that this file is dead and void?
>
> Can it be removed from the boost distribution to avoid any license
> ambiguity?
>

All of the source and documentation files are prefixed with a BSL license.
We should definitely remove the older license.

Andrew Sutton
andrew.n.sutton_at_[hidden]