James Henstridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> I am not going to accept any code that is based on dot's algorithms.
>
> The licence is very much non free.
Yes, I think it's reasonably clear that it's not compatible with the
GNU GPL, for example.
> It states that some (unamed) portions of graphviz are covered by
> (unamed) AT&T patents. And the dot licence is the only one under
> which we could use those patents.
Does it specifically say this? I can't see that in the license---it
just looks like a generic license to me (just saying that there might
possibly be AT&T patents which apply, and if there are, then you get
to use them according to the license). If there's interest in using
the algorithms (which are described in papers, too, so it's not
necessary to use the source, although that would be lots easier), I
suggest asking about it---they seem reasonable guys, and may be able
to arrange something.
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Bruce Stephens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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