Re: [Boost-Users] Re: boost vs. The Lawyers (non-technical)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-11 10:19:01

From: "Jeff Faust" <jeff_at_[hidden]>
> My company's lawyer did go through every file, and I had meant to bring
this
> issue up sooner.  Boost should be something that I, as a developer for a
> company, can recognize as something useful and should be able to
incorporate
> it without too much hindrance.  In truth, it was quite difficult and took
a
> long time.  The only difficulty was the license.  Some blanket license, as
a
> text file with the release, would aid greatly in convincing lawyer-types
> that it's safe to use.

> From: Elliot Murphy [mailto:elliot.murphy_at_[hidden]]
> That would be helpful. Some of my colleagues have had
> terribly frustrating experiences trying to get our lawyers to
> approve the use of various boost libraries. The lawyers don't seem
> to like the idea of going into every source file to read a license
> agreement.

IANAL, but it seems to me that a blanket license in a text file would have
no legal value if the actual source files say something different;
therefore, it is the lawyers' job to go into every source file anyway, to be
on the safe side (applies to any library, not just Boost.) I think.