On 9/27/11 11:58 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: > CPL is a weak-copyleft license - ie) putting source derived from it > inside Commons Math will make all of Commons Math CPL licensed. > > If Mr Saunders is the only copyright owner, and were happy to sign a > grant or ICLA, then the CPL wouldn't apply in our use of it (ie: no > issue).
Right, probably a software grant would be appropriate. Is the Java code available anywhere that we can look at, or are you talking about creating a Java port? Phil > > Hen > > 2011/9/27 Sébastien Brisard <sebastien.bris...@m4x.org>: >> Dear Commons-Math community, >> I've recently been using quite extensively the SYMMLQ linear iterative >> solver proposed by Page and Saunders, for its ability to handle >> symmetric *non-definite* systems. I know it's not the only one around, >> but that's not the point. >> My point is I would like to commit this implementation to the CM >> library. However, the core of the code is a mere port of the FORTRAN >> code downoadable on Pr. Saunders's homepage >> http://www.stanford.edu/group/SOL/software/symmlq.html. The FORTRAN >> source comes with a license, which I include here for the sake of >> completeness >> {quote} >> symmlq_f77.README >> >> The software for SYMMLQ (f77 version) is provided by SOL, Stanford University >> under the terms of the OSI Common Public License (CPL): >> http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl1.0.php >> >> >> 11 Feb 2000: First set of files available for download from SOL. >> >> Please send comments to Michael Saunders, SOL, Stanford University >> saund...@stanford.edu 650-723-1875 >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> The f77 version of SYMMLQ involves the following files: >> >> symmlq.f >> symmlqblas.f (not needed if you have BLAS-1) >> symmlqtest.f >> {quote} >> My question is: how do I proceed from here? Is the CPL compatible with >> the Apache License (I think it is)? Courtesy would probably require to >> get in touch with Pr. Saunders. Do you allow me to do it on behalf of >> the CM community? Maybe one of the historical committers would rather >> do it? If Pr. Saunders agrees on signing the Commons License >> Agreement, would it still be required that the CPL be included? >> >> Thanks for your answers, >> Sébastien >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
