Re: [Boost-users] Re: about license

From: Victor A. Wagner Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-26 11:23:43

At Tuesday 2004-02-24 18:42, you wrote:
>Marleny Rafferty <marleny_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > Hi-
> >
> > 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?
>
>Yes.
>
> > If so, does that mean that if I distribute my compiled software, I
> > must allow free of charge use and distribution?
>
>No, the license gives an explicit exemption for compiled code
>(emphasis mine):
>
>all derivative works of the Software, UNLESS SUCH COPIES OR DERIVATIVE
>WORKS ARE SOLELY IN THE FORM OF MACHINE-EXECUTABLE OBJECT CODE GENERATED BY
>A SOURCE LANGUAGE PROCESSOR.

Your interpretation says a copy of the source must be "free to use and 
reproduce" but the compiled output not.

1) I don't belive it
2) I don't believe that's enforceable
3) who is protected by this?  Certainly not anyone trying to USE the library.

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