Daniel Frey <daniel.frey@[...].de>  writes:

>  Mohamed Iqbal wrote:
> > For now I will cnvert three or four libraries for academia purposes but a
> > bigger number of libraries will be ported to my new language when the
> > commercial release is ready.
> 
>  I think it would be best if you convert the three or four libraries
>  you have in mind, prepare it the way you like to redistribute/sell it
>  and show the result to us *before* redistribution. It's easier to say:
>  "This is OK" or "This is not OK" when we have something to look at
>  instead of giving you a Carte Blanche.

I'm afraid the license already gives him Carte Blanche.

> > One more question: Should I mention that the original of the
> > converted libraries is from Boost?
> 
>  It IMHO depends whether you "port" the existing library or if you
>  take the ideas and rewrite it. Again, the difference is difficult to
>  tell without looking at your code.

My answer is: "if it's a good port, please mention Boost.  If it's
junk, it has nothing to do with us" ;-)

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com

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