"Sebastian Redl"
Rene Rivera wrote:
These conversations always under the AINAL disclaimer...
Glenn Thorne wrote:
It seems to me that since derivative works must be subject to the license, any code I link with the Boost libraries would also be subject to the Boost license. Am I reading this correctly or is there a different interpretation?
That isn't a derivative work of Boost.
Yes, it is, at least as far as the GPL's understanding of derivative work goes. However, Glenn misunderstood the license. It doesn't require that your derivative work is subject to the license, merely that it includes a copy of the license text with the source code should you choose to provide that, solely for the purpose of information about the Boost part of the program.
The license is in fact so permissive that your own modifications to the Boost code itself wouldn't have to be under the Boost license. (Though the original code parts would have to be, so that's useless in practice..)
Sebastian Redl
I was concerned about the definition of the term "derivative work" too. But the point about including the license instead of being subject to makes it a moot point. Thanks!