-----Original Message----- From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Nevin Liber via Boost Sent: 20 February 2018 16:52 To: boost@lists.boost.org Cc: Nevin Liber Subject: Re: [boost] Legal problem with Stackoverflow contribution under the "Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0" license
On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:39 AM, Karen Shaeffer via Boost < boost@lists.boost.org> wrote:
You obviously didn't act to obscure anything. But Dominique has said such software has flagged the code. Enough said. The rational path is to just rewrite the code and move on. Honest mistakes happen in code all the time.
Most of us are not lawyers. None of us are lawyers representing Boost as a legal entity.
The rationale path is to bring this up with the steering committee, who can consult with Boost's legal representation if they deem it necessary, and get back to us with what we should do now and in the future.
+1 Paul PS I think Niall is right on this, but it's a useful test case, and sets a precedent. --- Paul A. Bristow Prizet Farmhouse Kendal UK LA8 8AB +44 (0) 1539 561830