Re: [Boost-users] Boost license / OSI approved

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-01 17:25:44

on Wed Sep 26 2007, Ruediger Berlich <ruediger.berlich-AT-iwr.fzk.de> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I noticed that the Boost license is not listed as an OSI approved license
> (see here: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ). Why is this ?
>
> The license seems to nicely comply with the Open Source definition, from
> what I can see (see http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd).
>
> http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/ lists it as GPL-compatible.

See
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++.moderated/msg/643e5618c0f7574e
Also this thread:
http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c46F85E80.3090302%40gatech.edu%3e

It doesn't seem very promising... :(

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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