Boost Software License -- when can it be approved?

David Abrahams dave at boost-consulting.com
Tue Feb 5 01:33:50 UTC 2008


on Mon Feb 04 2008, Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen-AT-gatech.edu> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>>> Note that Boost was recommended for approval, 
>>
>> I did note that, thank you.  It's good news!
>>
>>> and this should hopefully be confirmed by the board shortly.
>>
>> Indeed, that's the part we've been waiting for ;-)
>
> Not that it's necessarily much comfort, but it's very rare for the
> board to go against a clear recommendation.

That _is_ a bit of a comfort, but how can I get a sense of how long it
will take for the board to make a decision?

> It's also not really correct that "the decision is now under the
> jurisdiction of the new license-review list."  It's up to the board
> alone now.

Thanks for the clarification.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://boost-consulting.com



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