Thomas Förster wrote:
> Am Montag 03 November 2008 schrieb gerard robin:
>>> ..[boost libs introduction]...
>> Are we talking about it ?
>> http://www.boost.org/users/license.html
>>
>> Which is not said being GPL
>
> Not knowing any details, from the website it sounds like things are more
> complicated:
>
> "Introduction
>
> The Boost Software License specifies the terms and conditions of use FOR
> THOSE
> Boost libraries THAT IT COVERS."
>
> (capitalization by me)
>
> Seems not all libs are under a maybe non GPL license and even worse, not all
> libs are under the same license, making this a case by case decision. Has
> anyone further investigated into this?
I'm not proposing that Boost source code be included in FlightGear/SimGear
sources, so I don't see how the Boost license matters. That said, I wouldn't
want to depend unnecessarily on proprietary libraries. Right after Thomas'
quote
above it goes on to say, "Currently, some Boost libraries have their own
licenses. The hope is that eventually all Boost libraries will be covered by
the
Boost Software License. In the meantime, all libraries comply with the Boost
License requirements."
The Boost License requirements are:
* Must be simple to read and understand.
* Must grant permission without fee to copy, use and modify the software
for any use (commercial and non-commercial).
* Must require that the license appear with all copies [including
redistributions] of the software source code.
* Must not require that the license appear with executables or other
binary
uses of the library.
* Must not require that the source code be available for execution or
other
binary uses of the library.
This all sounds nice and "Open Source Friendly" to me.
Tim
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