Re: [Boost-users] Why is there so much co-dependency in Boost? Is there anything to be done about it?

Am 04.09.2012 18:16, schrieb Paul A. Bristow:

Because Boost is a leader in software development, that a library is accepted for Boost makes it very much less likely that it is already patented, and the code being placed in the public domain may provide evidence of 'prior art' to thwart future attempts to obtain a patent.

Do you have formal escrow procedures for that? To proof mere existence in a legally sustainable way, it would be sufficient to apply cryptographically signed timestamps. German law provides for "qualified timestamps" (§ 9 Signaturgesetz). I think they are based on European directives. What I don't know is whether there are similar concepts in other important jurisdictions such as the US. -- Jens