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Re: GPL license violation? [GNU Scientific Library]
- From: Anton Fokin <anton dot fokin at smartquant dot com>
- To: Ferdinando Ametrano <qf at ametrano dot net>
- Cc: smartquant at yahoogroups dot com, Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>, gsl-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:55:44 +0100
- Subject: Re: GPL license violation? [GNU Scientific Library]
- References: <200111132351.PAA25299@eskimo.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20011114103720.00a91ec0@mail.ametrano.net>
Hi guys,
>GSL uses the Gnu Public License (GPL). Therefore, if R-Quant includes GSL
>R-Quant should be GPL-ed too.
Well, R-Quant includes the whole source (actually the whole distribution) of
the GSL. Thus I thought we comply with the requirements. Such distribution is
quite convinient for the end users since they do not need to worry about GSL
download/install.
There are three ways to solve this "problem"
- make a special agreement with GSL/GNU team (such possibility is stated on
GPL pages)
- remove GSL distribution from R-Quant package so that all interested users
can download/install it on
their own. C++ wrappers will still remain.
- remove GSL completely from R-Quant project.
What's your suggestion?
Cheers,
Anton
Ferdinando Ametrano wrote:
> At 10:20 AM 11/14/01 +0100, on the R-Quant mailing list
> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smartquant/message/911) Anton Fokin wrote:
> >we have GSL already included in R-Quant distribution.
> >[omissis]
> >I will update R-Quant GSL version to the newest one in the next release.
>
> GSL uses the Gnu Public License (GPL). Therefore, if R-Quant includes GSL
> R-Quant should be GPL-ed too.
> I might be missing some important point here, but I think R-Quant licence
> agreement (http://www.smartquant.com/license.html) is not GPL compatible.
>
> Ferdinando Ametrano