Embedding Bazaar into C/C++ applications

[Russel Winder]

On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 21:22 +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Russel Winder writes:
> 
>  > In what way does using Boost invoke GPL?
> 
> Since Boost has its own license, it doesn't invoke GPL, but rather
> could conflict with it.  However the Boost license is a rather
> standard permissive license for everything except sublicensing, so I
> doubt it would conflict with GPL distribution.

Stephen,

That was exactly my point, the Boost licence is the way it is because of
the source-only nature of much of the content of the Boost library.  I
couldn't understand why the GPL was being mentioned in the role of
"bogeyman".

> You'd have to ask a lawyer to be reasonably sure, of course, and I
> ain't one.

I too am not a lawyer, but in general the issues of licences are fairly
well understood.  Clearly the dark corner cases are where the lawyers
make lots and lots of money.

-- 
Russel.
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