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Subject: [boost] Incompatible Boost license file in boost.container
From: Philip Bennefall (philip_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-08 11:04:49


Hi all,

I was looking at boost.container, and found that boost/container/deque.hpp
has similar problems as boost/detail/endian.hpp had before that was fixed.
Parts of deque.hpp seem to be covered by a license that is not compatible
with the Boost software license. I quote:

// Copyright (c) 1996,1997
// Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc.
//
// Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software
// and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
// provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
// that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear
// in supporting documentation.

Etc.

Kind regards,

Philip Bennefall


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