Boost license / OSI approved
Hi there, I noticed that the Boost license is not listed as an OSI approved license (see here: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ). Why is this ? The license seems to nicely comply with the Open Source definition, from what I can see (see http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd). http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/ lists it as GPL-compatible. Best Regards, Ruediger
on Wed Sep 26 2007, Ruediger Berlich <ruediger.berlich-AT-iwr.fzk.de> wrote:
Hi there,
I noticed that the Boost license is not listed as an OSI approved license (see here: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical ). Why is this ?
The license seems to nicely comply with the Open Source definition, from what I can see (see http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd).
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/ lists it as GPL-compatible.
See http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++.moderated/msg/643e5618c0f7574e Also this thread: http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c46F85E80.3090302%40gatech.... It doesn't seem very promising... :( -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com
On Monday 01 October 2007 14:25:44 David Abrahams wrote:
See http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++.moderated/msg/643e5618c0f7574e Also this thread: http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c46F85E80.3090302%40gatech .edu%3e
WOW .... just WOW. It is unfortunate to see an organization that is supposed to look out for the collective good resort to what can only be described as a power trip. For the record, I am not a lawyer, but the Boost license is as free as free can be. There are so many OSI-approved licenses that I am not able to use, yet I have never had any trouble getting the BSL approved by my employers. My standard for good C++ software requires that Boost is used. Unless I am desperate, I will reject C++ projects from any usage consideration unless they make use of the highly-regarded Boost libraries. If OSI cannot accept BSL, then that indicates that there are serious problems with OSI. Perhaps it is time for a new "trademark" ... is BOSI (Boost Open Source Initiative) already taken? The motto could read "BOSI is Better than OSI" :-) Justin
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