Gennaro Prota wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:06:30 +0200, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net> wrote:
As I understand, Boost is a set of libraries available under common license, Boost license, so I think that when library X breaks some copyrights or patents then it does not influences library Y and others. But I'll ask a lawyer, when I find a good one ;-)
Intuitively I would think patent licensing issues on library X would affect the whole package; however removing the offending parts creates a new package, in conformity with law. But as I said that's my intuition. A lawyer should have something less impalpable to back his opinion up :-)
OK, but even then, when the new package is created and it does not include any offending libraries, the situation is clear enough so I can use the new package. And I won't break Boost license and, ideally, any patents too. Cheers -- Mateusz Loskot http://mateusz.loskot.net