On 11/27/2013 3:43 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > This is_embedding_ as RPy2 embeds R from an outer Python application (just > like my RInside project does for C++).
I don't think introducing a new, undefined term helps clarify things. For a good discussion see http://www.law.washington.edu/lta/swp/law/derivative.html Or if your approach has been usefully discussed, I'd appreciate a pointer to it. But I would think that any useful definition of "embed" would become somethink like "statically links to". > So you end up_running_ R. And hence inherit its license. I am not understanding this at all. Are you claiming that if C is GPL and I write B to make it easier to run C from A, that B must be GPL'd? I have never seen such an argument. (Again, I am not trying to parody your argument, I am trying to understand what it is.) > This is not my project (and I merely look after its integration into Debian > and thereby also Ubuntu) but I would want to make it very clear that tools > like RPy2 (or RInside) cannot be used to circumvent or weaken the R license. I am really missing something here. Suppose for the sake of argument that RPy can be BSD licensed. How would that circumvent or weaken the R license? I'm really trying to understand here; I'm just not getting it. I make no pretense of expertise in these matters. Assume I'm not getting it because of something I don't understand about licensing and then, if you are willing, tell me what it is. Alan PS I've moved this into a new thread so that anyone not interested can direct the thread to trash. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ rpy-list mailing list rpy-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rpy-list
