Re: [boost] Do Jamfiles need copyrights?

2003-02-06 Thread Dave Abrahams
On Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:57 AM [GMT+1=CET], Toon Knapen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recently had a talk with a patent-laywer from Philips. I deduced following from this conversation (my own interpretation and IANAL) Copyright is automatic. From the moment you make something, you own the

[boost] Do Jamfiles need copyrights?

2003-02-05 Thread Beman Dawes
Bjorn Karlsson and I are wondering if Boost should require copyrights on Jamfiles. Obviously if a Jamfile author wants to copyright a Jamfile he or she creates, that fine. But what about Jamfiles where the author didn't add a copyright? Do the lawyers care, or are these files to minor to

Re: [boost] Do Jamfiles need copyrights?

2003-02-05 Thread Dave Abrahams
On Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:18 AM [GMT+1=CET], Beman Dawes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bjorn Karlsson and I are wondering if Boost should require copyrights on Jamfiles. Obviously if a Jamfile author wants to copyright a Jamfile he or she creates, that fine. But what about Jamfiles

Re: [boost] Do Jamfiles need copyrights?

2003-02-05 Thread Martin Wille
Beman Dawes wrote: Bjorn Karlsson and I are wondering if Boost should require copyrights on Jamfiles. Jamfiles are part of the build system; they won't become part of a an executable. So everything is fine when a vendor ships a binary or a DLL. However, when Boost is incorporated to some other

Re: [boost] Do Jamfiles need copyrights?

2003-02-05 Thread Beman Dawes
At 01:16 PM 2/5/2003, Martin Wille wrote: Beman Dawes wrote: Bjorn Karlsson and I are wondering if Boost should require copyrights on Jamfiles. Jamfiles are part of the build system; they won't become part of a an executable. So everything is fine when a vendor ships a binary or a DLL.