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Subject: Re: [boost] Interest in a Boost.Chrono/Date library
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-10-25 17:03:13


Howard Hinnant wrote:

> I have other authors, and clients who have requested the MIT license, and
> it would be awkward to remove the MIT license at this point. I have no
> objection to the boost license being added to the MIT license on the boost
> distribution though.

This unfortunately can't work because the MIT license is more restrictive
than the Boost's one. As far as I know, of course.

What can work is for you to release the code under a dual license, that is,
the licensee to be able to choose between MIT or Boost at his discretion.


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