At 01:26 PM 6/27/2003, Alisdair Meredith wrote: >Gregory Colvin wrote: > >> It seems that doing it by reference to a web page amounts to Boost >> reserving >> the right to change terms in the future, possibly to the disadvantage >> of the >> authors and users. But I see lots of code that refers to the GPL that >> way, >> so this is another question for the lawyers. > >Oh, I'd missed that. I assumed the link would reference the license in >the downloaded distribution, rather than the online version. That way >you are bound to the license you downloaded, rather than a license >potentially changing without your notice. > >Plus, not all PCs with Boost distributions are going to have Internet >connections. In these cases you really do need to include the license >with the distribution. [Especially as you are binding distribution of >the license as a requirement (in appropriate circumstances)]
Yes, the link should certainly reference the license included in the distribution. But there needs to be a backup link to the web site so if the file gets separated from the distribution, there is still a way to reach the license, docs, etc.
Thanks,
--Beman
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