Re: [boost] Including open source, non-copyright, no warranty in a boost library

Subject: Re: [boost] Including open source, non-copyright, no warranty in a boost library
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-24 00:09:15

> I found an open source MD5 implementation of RFC 1321 at the following
> location and I was wondering if there are rules against bringing it into
> boost as a detail implementation?
> 
> http://openwall.info/wiki/people/solar/software/public-domain-source-code/md5

If it's public domain, then it has no copyright, and you can do what you
want with it, including relicensing it under the Boost licence.

Niall

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