Re: [boost] Can a Boost library use a component like GMP and mfpr that have a LGPL license ?

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 09:46, Paul A. Bristow <pbristow@hetp.u-net.com> wrote:

Might we enter into discussion with GMP and mfpr developers to get explicit permission to package their library within Boost?

Distributing together does not make a derivative work, so no permission is required (or even customary, near as I can tell) to create a "Boost with GMP & MPFR" package that users could download. I think having them become a pseudo-library is unrealistic, since their license doesn't fit the Boost guidelines and many users will already have them installed separately (for GCC or other packages). ~ Scott