On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:39:49 -0500 Leo Razoumov <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2009-12-10, Brian Gough <[email protected]> wrote: > > At Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:27:16 +1300, > > > > > > Is this the MET Fortran package? No it isn't. I'm afraid I drove the cosmomc author away from GSL by my stubbornness on being right :-( > > It sounds like it. If so, the > > situation is that I agree with you entirely and I got the same > > answer from them. > > > > I do believe that if the program is distributed (even in purely > > source form) it should be under the GPL, a compatible license, or > > public domain. > > > > > > > On a somewhat related note, can users of the GSL choose to make > > > their code GPLv2 if it is still compatible with the 'old' GSL > > > versions that didn't have GPLv3? > > > > > > While that might be possible I don't think it would be desirable, if > > someone wanted to use "GPLv2 only" for everything it would prevent > > people from using their code with new versions of the GSL under > > GPLv3. The GPLv3 is a state-of-the-art free software license and I > > would encourage everyone to use it. > > > > -- > > Brian Gough > > IANAL, but I think there are only three legal ways to use GPL > licensed code > > (1) Do what ever you want but do *NOT* distribute the code at all > (2) License derivative work under GPL and distribute > (3) License your code under your favorite license, distribute (in > source form) without GPL code and let end-user to download GSL, > compile it, compile your code and link it all together. This is the > worst distribution method for the reasons that are quite obvious. That is the question, if (3) this is allowed at all. The GSL & FSF websites states that source that uses calls to GPL libraries needs to be distributed as GPL itself. Which is the intent of the GPL as I understand it. I asked at http://www.fsf.org/licensing/contact for advice. Cheers, Johannes -- Emails können geändert, gefälscht und eingesehen werden. Signiere oder verschüssele deine Mails mit GPG. http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0625457/pgp.html
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