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

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-11 14:24:14

At 11:31 AM 10/11/2002, Jeff Faust wrote:

 >And what about new releases?  It seems like you'd have to examine every
 >file
 >again.  I don't know all the legal issues involved, but I think a blanket
 >license could work if handled correctly.  Maybe it's wishful thinking, 
but
 >it would make life easier, and would remove a major cost of using this 
free
 >library.
 >
 >Would it be worth going through the channels here and finding out what my
 >company's lawyer would be satisfied with?  I think he'd be perfectly
 >willing
 >to give some advice.  After all, he's already gone through the files 
once,
 >and with 1.29 just around the corner...

Won't hurt to ask.  It is too late for 1.29.0, but we definitely would like 
to improved the situation for users (and their lawyers).

--Beman