Re: [Boost-users] Ownership of Boost IP?
From: "Nat Goodspeed"
As the lawyers' position is "Don't use Boost," I can't see them making that effort, so it would be up to me (or other interested developers) to pursue it. Which leaves me/us vulnerable to charges of "wasting time" that could "better" be spent reinventing Boost technologies.
How about mentioning that a bunch of Boost stuff (ideas, at least) is intended for use in TR1 and, AFAIK, TR2 and TRn. And that surely standard libraries wouldn't be subject to these IP concerns? (Of course, they might reply: "Fine, once it gets into standard libraries you can use it." Which means you're waiting years.) - James Jones Administrative Data Mgmt. Webmaster 375 Raritan Center Pkwy, Suite A Data Architect Edison, NJ 08837
james.jones@firstinvestors.com wrote:
course, they might reply: "Fine, once it gets into standard libraries you can use it." Which means you're waiting years.)
... or just buy Dinkumware's implementation of TR2 . TR2 *is* a standard, although spearate one from ISO 14882. B.
Bronek Kozicki wrote:
james.jones@firstinvestors.com wrote:
course, they might reply: "Fine, once it gets into standard libraries you can use it." Which means you're waiting years.)
Whether or not a library interface is standardized is irrelevent.
... or just buy Dinkumware's implementation of TR2 . TR2 *is* a standard, although spearate one from ISO 14882.
The question is who own's the implementation. Apparently the developer's word that he created it isn't enough for these lawyers - in spite of the fact that they have no evidence to the contrary - after all the developer COULD be lying. Realistically, this situation isn't about the facts - its about someone having authority beyond his expertise. Its a political issue not a technical one. Boost and its developers can only do so much. BTW - as for second opinions - maybe your boss can inquire to Adobe as to where it gets it legal advice. That might provide an authoritative source. Robert Ramey
Bronek Kozicki wrote:
james.jones@firstinvestors.com wrote:
course, they might reply: "Fine, once it gets into standard libraries you can use it." Which means you're waiting years.)
... or just buy Dinkumware's implementation of TR2 . TR2 *is* a standard, although spearate one from ISO 14882.
Nah, TR2 hasn't been written yet :-) TR1 has been written and published: incidently ISO requires that all applicable patents are declared before a standard is ratified. Should someone submit something to an ISO std and then release their patent on the world after the effect (so called "submarine" patents), their patent gets declared invalid. Of course that doesn't stop some third party declaring that something was included in a std without their knowledge. John.
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