GSoC and licenses

[Max Klyga]

On 2011-04-07 22:32:42 +0300, Fawzi Mohamed said:

> During a google summer of code project you are supposed to produce your 
> own code.
> 
> I also wasn't sure about the exact licensing needs, but as this is 
> relevant for a project I tried to clarify the situation.
> 
> As far as I understood if your code has to become part of phobos then 
> it should be released with the Boost license.
> 
> You cannot incorporate BSD code, or translate BSD code, to do that you 
> have to ask the permission to use the Boost license to the original 
> author.
> 
> You can wrap a shared library and use it if that library is a separate package.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Fawzi

I always thought that header to D translation must use the same license 
as the original, if the license or code author doesn't allow license 
change.