Re: [Boost-users] Ownership of Boost IP?

From: Nat Goodspeed (ngoodspeed_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-08 16:39:47

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From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
[mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Gottlob Frege
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:20 PM
To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Ownership of Boost IP?

> The reasoning appears to be that some party might claim that an
> individual developer, perhaps unknowingly, submitted code that
> rightfully belongs to his employer. the employer would then sue 
> anyone who has ever incorporated the affected Boost library into their
> own products. 

Of course there are many other scenarios, but in the above scenario, it
was the employEE's fault, thus the employER's fault, thus they can't go
around suing everyone.

[Nat] I love the way you think. :-) Thanks.