Re: [Boost-users] about license

From: Darren Cook (darren_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-24 18:26:13

> I am considering using boost in my applications, but I have a question 
> about the boost license at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt .  It 
> says (edited) "Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to ... use 
> [and] reproduce ... the Software".
> 
> It also says that any derivative works must also have the same license 
> grant.
> 
> If my application uses boost libraries unchanged, is it considered a 
> derivative work?

No. I think derivative work here means if you modify the boost library 
source code.

> If so, does that mean that if I distribute my compiled software, I must 
> allow free of charge use and distribution?

No, you can compile boost libraries into commercial, closed-source software.

Darren

P.S. I'm not a lawyer, but I know the boost library is supposed to be 
BSD-like, rather than GPL-like.