Re: [Boost-users] [date_time/general] license question

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-21 10:30:59

Olaf Krzikalla wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> In the date_time library there is the libs\date_time\xmldoc\license.xml 
> covering the date_time library. It states that the copyright notice of 
> the date_time library has to "appear in supporting documentation". Does 
> this includes manuals for commercial binaries? I m'wondering because 
> IMHO this wouldn't comply with point 4 of the boost license requirments 
> as written at
> 
> www.boost.org/more/license_info.html#requirements
> 
> OTOH I'm neither a lawyer nor a native english speaker so I'm sure I 
> misinterpret something. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Wow...that's messed up.  Date-time licensing was converted to the Boost 
license way back -- apparently we somehow overlooked a critical file.   Oddly 
enough, the file that contains this has the Boost license.  In any case, 
please treat that license statement as obsolete.

Jeff