Don wrote:
I think the GNU stuff is a bit different, because the GPL is an aggressive license -- the FSF intends to defend the license, taking offenders to court. Legal battles are expected, and having a single legal entity makes it easier to win the case. By contrast, the Boost license exists solely for the benefit of the users, giving them a guarantee that court cases will _not_ occur. I think that throughout Boost all of the authors retain their original copyright.
It's true that GPL has an agenda that is not always in its users' best interests. The Boost license does.
