Re: [boost] Boost licensing information

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost licensing information
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-04-13 14:06:44

Niall Douglas wrote:

> Without it, it allows bait-and-sue on code because say someone like you 
> Andrey could deliberate contribute code to Boost violating a software 
> patent you hold. You then wait for people to use your patented code in 
> Boost. You then sue them for patent violation.

Has this ever occurred? Because the license clearly states that the owner 
grants a right to use, and defending in court the proposition that this 
grant somehow only applies for use in a copyright sense but not for use in a 
patent sense (as if there's a difference) will be an interesting exercise.