
31 Aug
2004
31 Aug
'04
2:05 p.m.
Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su> writes:
Anything we have in the boost tree whose license doesn't make it "free for any use" is going to be a barrier to adoption.
I'm still curious. You say "barrier to adoption". How many users really think it's a barrier? Do they really that picky when it comes to files which are not parts of any library, and so are not linked with?
Lawyers have to do the analysis; they don't know the difference between different bits of code, and don't always trust the company's engineers. Their job is to protect the company from liability. How do _they_ know you're not going to link with an example and try to ship it? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com