[LLVMdev] Forward: Discussion about custom memory allocators for STL

[me22]

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 7:59 PM, Dominic Hamon <dom.hamon at gmail.com> wrote:
> It has also been mentioned that it is also true for LLVM itself, and it
> is. However, the amount of code in LLVM, and the specific nature of its
> usage and what it is for lends itself to better contribution tracking
> immediately. Boost is a nebulous piece of software with a wide range of
> functionality.
>

If I were worrying about patents, though, I'd be much more worried
about LLVM than Boost.  Much of Boost is original, and could well be
prior art against patent claims, whereas LLVM could easily use a
patented register allocator or similar without anyone knowing.