"John Maddock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 011f01c2979d$e3c6a020$cb5287d9@1016031671">news:011f01c2979d$e3c6a020$cb5287d9@1016031671... > [...] > Hard to make any patent guarentees I think, as I'm sure the inventors of > the .gif format would attest to.
Maybe the Boost moderators could solicit donations from companies with a vested interest in the success of Boost. In particular, it would be interesting if a legal advisory panel/committee or some such could be assembled on a purely voluntary basis to perform patent searches and and give advice on license terms. It seems that if some well-heeled companies gain some benefit from using Boost, this is a reasonably small way they can contribute, with resources that they are already paying for anyway. And if Boost is a legal non-profit organization, then maybe the donations could be tax deductible as well? I have no idea. Also, it would help Boost authors devise licenses that are fair, but perhaps offer a stronger level of protection to potential library users. So it would ultimately benefit those who contribute. Dave _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
