-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of David Abrahams Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 4:15 AM To: boost@lists.boost.org Cc: Andrew Lumsdaine; Lie-Quan Lee; Jeremy Siek Subject: [boost] Re: License Conversion Update: Graph library incompatw/GPL
Maybe this is all a distraction. I think it may be a much bigger problem that the graph library's license, IIUC, seems to be incompatible with the Boost license requirements. Isn't anyone a little alarmed about that?
I guess if there's a chance we can relicense it under the Boost license, that'd solve things, but I'm not sure it's possible. Can any of the copyright holders comment?
Yes I'm alarmed about that. I looked at the graph library docs on the web site and they don't say anything at all about copyright or license (that I could find). I think we are (unintentionally) misleading people. People have a right to assume that any library that we have accepted has met the submission requirements which include the license requirements from http://boost.org/more/lib_guide.htm#License. We simply can't include a library that doesn't meet these requirements. I think we need to pull the graph library from the current release and put a note on the website explaining the situation until we get it resolved. I realize that this is a pretty drastic move, but I feel this situation calls Boost's integrity into question and that calls for swift and decisive action. How was this not caught during the review? -- Jon Kalb