Re: [boost] Boost.Text Unicode licence issues

-----Original Message----- From: Boost On Behalf Of Bryce Adelstein Lelbach aka wash via Boost Sent: 1 September 2020 03:12 To: boost@lists.boost.org Cc: Bryce Adelstein Lelbach aka wash Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Text Unicode licence issues

Software Conservancy used to have a general counsel on staff, but unfortunately he left a few years ago and I don't believe they have general counsel anymore (he's still on the board of directors,

not sure if we have legal representation for the Boost Foundation, and more specifically the right type of legal representation (e.g. someone with ample experience in software intellectual property law).

Software Conservancy or the LLVM Foundation may be able to point us in the direction of law firms / lawyers specializing in this area. If we really believe we need a lawyer for this, it will

I sense it is unlikely that we would get a definitive legal opinion, even after paying money, for a license detail that is clearly ill-defined. Are there any reasons why Unicode would wish to complain to (or worse sue) Boost or its users? I can't conceive of any, especially when Unicode have not done so already to Boost when it has been in use for a decade. Have the most stringent reading of the requirements been imposed on any other user of Unicode? Not to my knowledge. Zach's work provides a defensible position and allows us to plausibly claim compliance. I feel we are worrying about a non-issue. Paul though). I'm probably cost

money.

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 2:04 PM Glen Fernandes via Boost wrote:

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On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 5:01 PM Bjorn Reese wrote:

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The Software Freedom Conservancy:

Although we would need confirmation from the Boost Steering Committee that we are still a member.

https://sites.google.com/a/boost.org/steering/boost-foundation

"After being a project of Software Freedom Conservancy for over a decade, Boost has spun-off into it owns 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation named Boost Foundation. We are forever grateful to Software Freedom Conservancy for their support and guidance to achieve this milestone.

Boost Foundation Board of Directors will now assume the role that was filled by the Boost Steering Committee."

-- Bryce Adelstein Lelbach aka wash US Programming Language Standards (PL22) Chair ISO C++ Library Evolution Chair CppCon and C++Now Program Chair CUDA Core C++ Libraries (Thrust, CUB, libcu++) Lead @ NVIDIA --

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