[Python-Dev] Boost Software License

[Stefan Behnel]

Serhiy Storchaka, 27.01.2013 17:52:
> Is Boost Software License [1] compatible with Python license? Can I steal
> some code from Boost library [2]?
> 
> [1] http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
> [2] http://www.boost.org/

Depends on what you want to do with it after stealing it.

Assuming you want to add it to CPython, two things to consider:

- Isn't Boost C++ code?

- Usually, people who contribute code to CPython must sign a contributors
agreement. As far as I understand it, that would be those who wrote it, not
those who "stole" it from them.

Stefan