Hello, Brian. You wrote 14 апреля 2010 г., 12:58:38:
> The GPL defines source code as "the > preferred form of the work for making modifications to it" -- which in > this case is the underlying algorithm definitions for the converter, > not the individual routines. We could only consider using other code > if all the associated software (and documentation) is free. Yes, translator is still non-free. I think that some day I'll make it free, but it isn't top priority for me. Just can't come to some decision on this subject, so I am leaving this question open for a while. And, actually, ALGLIB users rarely need something beyond the version in the language they use. > Whether it makes sense techically to use ALGLIB in GSL, it is > difficult for me to comment without the converter being free software > and available to study. 95% of C++ sources are as human-readable as original pseudocode. Remaining 5% are places where C++ is used to emulate continuations - feature lacking in many modern programming languages. However, it can be made human-readable too (just one day or two to tweak translator) if someone needs it. It wasn't deliberately obfuscated :) Technically, ALGLIB can be linked to GSL and can be used under GPL even without translator. -- With best regards, Sergey mailto:[email protected]
