Jacob Carlborg wrote:
It's being discussed here: http://www.dsource.org/projects/tango/forums/topic/786#3407
Thanks for the pointer. I see the discussion is about adopting the Apache license. I strongly suggest considering the Boost license, as it is very permissive, and Phobos has converted to it. Boost has been battle-tested in the C++ community for years, and I am not aware of any problems or controversies about it.
Another nice plus is that C++ users will likely already be familiar with Boost, their company lawyers likely have already approved using Boost licensed code, and so will be comfortable using D libraries identically licensed.
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