Re: [Boost-users] License questions

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] License questions
From: Julian D. (jtdemille_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-03-24 22:31:34

Thanks for the feedback. Was making sure.

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Jon Kalb via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> You could also contact the lawyer for Software Freedom Conservancy, which
> is the legal entity of which the Boost Libraries are a project.
>
> Or you could save yourself a long of time, money, and heartache and just
> use the libraries. This is the intent of the license and is the
> understanding of every contributor to the libraries and everyone that has
> ever been involved with Boost at any point in its existence.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On 2017-03-23, 2:35 PM, "Boost-users on behalf of Mateusz Loskot via
> Boost-users" <boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] on behalf of
> boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>     On 23 March 2017 at 22:23, Julian D. via Boost-users
>     <boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>     > That appears to be the definition of what license they wanted, not
> the
>     > actual license.
>
>     And they they got what they wanted. The pages says it clearly.
>
>     "It was requested that a single Boost license be developed that met
>     the traditional requirements that Boost licenses, particularly:
>     (...)
>     The result is the Boost Software License:
>     (...)"
>
>     > The license body makes it unclear if I can use this in a
>     > closed-source commercial environment
>
>     Contact a lawyer then.
>
>     Best regards,
>     --
>     Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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