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<h2><a name="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
<p>The <a href="../LICENSE_1_0.txt">Boost Software License</a> specifies the terms and
conditions of use for the Boost libraries covered by the license.</p>
<p>The <a href="../LICENSE_1_0.txt">Boost Software License</a>
specifies the terms and conditions of use for those Boost libraries
that it covers.</p>
<p>Some Boost libraries have their own licenses. The hope is that eventually all
Boost libraries will be covered by the Boost Software License.</p>
<p>Currently, some Boost libraries have their own licenses. The hope is that
eventually all Boost libraries will be covered by the Boost Software
License. In the meantime, <b>all</b> libraries comply with the <a
href="#requirements">Boost License requirements</a>.</p>
<h2><a name="History">History</a></h2>
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the <a href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu">Berkman Center for Internet &amp; Society</a>
at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It was requested that a
single Boost license be developed that met the traditional requirements that Boost licenses, particularly:</p>
<a name="requirements"></a>
<ul>
<li>Must be simple to read and understand. </li>
<li>Must grant permission without fee to copy, use and modify the software for
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<h2><a name="FAQ">FAQ</a></h2>
<p><b>How should Boost programmers apply the license to source and
header files?</b></p>
<p>Include a comment based on the following template, substituting
appropriate text for the italicized portion:
<pre>
// Copyright <i>2004 Joe Coder</i>. Distributed under the Boost
// Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
// LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
</pre>
<p>Other ways of licensing source files have been considered, but some
of them turned out to unintentionally nullify legal elements of the
license. Having fixed language for referring to the license helps
corporate legal departments evaluate the boost distribution.
Creativity in license reference language is strongly discouraged.
<p><b>How is the Boost license different from the
<a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php">GNU General Public
License (GPL)</a>?</b></p>
<p>The Boost license permits the creation of derivative works for
commercial or non-commercial use with no legal requirement to release
your source code. Other differences include Boost not requiring
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Boost members reviewed drafts of the license. Beman Dawes wrote this web page.</p>
<hr>
<p>Revised
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<p> © Copyright Beman Dawes, Daniel Frey 2003.</p>
<p> © Copyright 2003-2004 Beman Dawes, Daniel Frey, David Abrahams.</p>
<p> Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the Boost Software
License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file <a href="../LICENSE_1_0.txt">
LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy at <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">