Re: [Boost-users] Apple iPod uses Boost

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Apple iPod uses Boost
From: Marshall Clow (marshall_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-18 19:37:28

At 1:13 PM -0700 10/18/08, Robert Marion wrote:
>  > From: Gennaro Prota
>
>>  Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Apple iPod uses Boost
>>
>>  Well, of course Boost isn't the only library using the Boost
>>  Software License. And, are they distributing the sources?
>>  Otherwise I don't see why reproducing the license.
>
>I haven't seen the Boost License being used outside of Boost, 
>although certainly the license can be applied to any open source 
>software.  Since the Boost license is similar to the BSD style 
>license, it is likely that an open source project would choose one 
>of the more popular BSD or MIT style licenses.

If you look at zlib - some of the "third party" portions are licensed 
under different licenses than zlib; including at least one piece that 
is licensed under the BSL 1.0.

Look in contrib/dotzlib.
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