Re: [Boost-users] Boost Software License implications for derivative works

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost Software License implications for derivative works
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-06 10:58:31

As far as I understand Boost Software License, you are not permitted to
delete the copyright statements from the boost files (header and cpp files),
but that does not relate to your files. In the second paragraph boost
libraries are named "the Software", the third paragraph references "... the
Software...". Because software starts with a capital letter, it references
boost licensed software and not the whole software produced when deriving
from boost licensed lib(s).

But I am not a lawyer ;)

Regards,
Ovanes

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Naik, Roshan <roshan.naik_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> The Boost Software License (BSL) requires derivative works to include the
> text of the Boost License itself.
>
> I am considering the use of the Boost preprocessor library (only) to
> implment certain parts of Castor <http://www.mpprogramming.com/cpp> (an
> open source C++ library) which is already covered under the MIT license.
>
> My real concern is, by including the BSL text in Castor, I dont want it to
> look as if Castor is covered by BSL when it is actually covered by MIT
> license.
>
> As Boost::pp would be used internally it would be shipped as part of the
> library.
>
> Would it suffice if boost::pp headers were simply bundled as-is, along with
> the licensing text that appears at the top each header ? That way it would
> appear as if only those headers are covered by BSL and the rest of Castor is
> covered by MIT.
>
> - Roshan
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