Hello, Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Marc and I would like to use the boost libraries to perform some work on a software with commercial profit. I have some questions about Boost License Policy I would like to know. As I can read in your webpage, most of the Boost libraries are under a single license that allows me to use the libraries for commercial purposes following the instructions you provide in the webpage. You also inform in the webpage that some libraries are under their own licenses. I would like to know, if it's possible, which libraries are under particular licenses and which are these specific licenses. Is it possible to have this information? Thanks a lot for your help. MARC _________________________________________________________________ Accede a tu Hotmail en un solo clic ¡Descárgate Internet Explorer 8 y empieza a disfrutar de todas las ventajas! http://www.ayudartepodria.com/
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Marc Elias <melias77@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hello, Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Marc and I would like to use the boost libraries to perform some work on a software with commercial profit. I have some questions about Boost License Policy I would like to know. As I can read in your webpage, most of the Boost libraries are under a single license that allows me to use the libraries for commercial purposes following the instructions you provide in the webpage. You also inform in the webpage that some libraries are under their own licenses. I would like to know, if it's possible, which libraries are under particular licenses and which are these specific licenses. Is it possible to have this information?
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I am pretty certain that any library that is in the main Boost distribution have to be under the Boost license, however, libraries that are being submitted might be under others at the time, but I am pretty sure that they have to go under the Boost license before they can even be reviewed. Anyone else have better information?
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Marc Elias <melias77@hotmail.com> wrote:
You also inform in the webpage that some libraries are under their own licenses. I would like to know, if it's possible, which libraries are under particular licenses and which are these specific licenses. Is it possible to have this information?
I don't know, but https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/Guidelines/Requirements#License specifies the license requirements. Is there any library in Boost with a license that does not conform to the requirements? /$
On Jul 26, 2010, at 4:28 PM, Henrik Sundberg wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Marc Elias <melias77@hotmail.com> wrote:
You also inform in the webpage that some libraries are under their own licenses. I would like to know, if it's possible, which libraries are under particular licenses and which are these specific licenses. Is it possible to have this information?
I don't know, but https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/Guidelines/Requirements#License specifies the license requirements.
Is there any library in Boost with a license that does not conform to the requirements? /$ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
The inspection report includes possible license issues. See http://boost.cowic.de/rc/inspect-trunk.html, particularly the files marked with "*Lic*". I just did a quick scan and only found a few problems that are not either documentation (often generated files), tools, examples, or unit tests (the latter two should probably be licensed properly since they are a likely source for copying by users, but often aren't properly licensed). Absolutely no warranty that this list is complete. boost/range/adaptor/define_adaptor.hpp: *C*, *Lic* boost/range/combine.hpp: *C*, *Lic* boost/range/counting_range.hpp: *Lic* boost/range/istream_range.hpp: *Lic* boost/test/utils/runtime/cla/detail/argument_value_usage.hpp: *Lic* boost/strong_typedef.hpp: *C*, *Lic* boost/shared_container_iterator.hpp: *Lic*
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Kim Barrett Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:54 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Question about boost license
On Jul 26, 2010, at 4:28 PM, Henrik Sundberg wrote:
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Marc Elias <melias77@hotmail.com> wrote:
You also inform in the webpage that some libraries are under their own licenses. I would like to know, if it's possible, which libraries are under particular licenses and which are these specific licenses. Is it possible to have this information?
I don't know, but https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/Guidelines/Requirements#License specifies the license requirements.
Is there any library in Boost with a license that does not conform to the requirements?
The inspection report includes possible license issues. See http://boost.cowic.de/rc/inspect-trunk.html, particularly the files marked with "*Lic*".
I just did a quick scan and only found a few problems that are not either documentation (often generated files), tools, examples, or unit tests (the latter two should probably be licensed properly since they are a likely source for copying by users, but often aren't properly licensed). Absolutely no warranty that this list is complete.
boost/range/adaptor/define_adaptor.hpp: *C*, *Lic* boost/range/combine.hpp: *C*, *Lic* boost/range/counting_range.hpp: *Lic* boost/range/istream_range.hpp: *Lic* boost/test/utils/runtime/cla/detail/argument_value_usage.hpp: *Lic* boost/strong_typedef.hpp: *C*, *Lic* boost/shared_container_iterator.hpp: *Lic*
These all look like simple omissions on recently added files (in trunk - so not in a release). If you are really concerned, you could submit a Trac item to nag the author. Since Boosters have made a considerable effort to ensure all files are Boost licensed and have an author claiming copyright, I suggest that you can reasonably claim that ALL Boost files are Boost licensed. (No legal department is going to be able to disprove your claim unless they have access to some fancy tools - or can read the inspect-trunk.html ;-) So the short answer to the original question is "No". Paul PS But should we now change the https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/Guidelines/Requirements#License text? --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal, UK LA8 8AB +44 1539 561830, mobile +44 7714330204 pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
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