The Boost Software License is an open-source license used by the Boost C++ Libraries. It is also a popular license for a significant number of other open source C++ projects. It is a permissive license in the style of the popular BSD license and MIT license.
The license has been OSI-approved since February 2008.[1][2]
According to the Free Software Foundation, it qualifies as a free software license, and is compatible with the GNU General Public License.[3]
Terms
Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17, 2003Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organizationobtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered bythis license (the "Software") to use, reproduce, display, distribute,execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative works of theSoftware, and to permit third-parties to whom the Software is furnished todo so, all subject to the following:The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, includingthe above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer,must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, andall derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivativeworks are solely in the form of machine-executable object code generated bya source language processor.THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS ORIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENTSHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLEFOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHERDEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
References
- ^ Boost mailing list archive
- ^ Boost Software License 1.0 (BSL-1.0) | Open Source Initiative
- ^ Various Licenses and Comments about Them - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
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