On Mar 5, 2009, at 5:27 AM, Michel wrote: > Hi all, > > Maybe it is time for Sage to drop its ban on GPL3 code?
This is a topic that we will certainly be revisiting in the future, but I see no reason it is imperative to do so now. As long as backwards compatibility is maintained with MPFR 3.0, it will be easy to create a newer spkg, and those stuck in GPL2-only land will fall behind. > After all there is the lawsuit of Microsoft against TomTom. > > If Microsoft does not behave nicely with people using open source > software there is zero reason to be nice to them. It is not a question of politics or personal opinions about Microsoft. The fact is that, as of right now at least, a lot of people out there are using Windows. Like it or not, In order to provide a viable alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab we *need* a native Windows port. Microsoft Research is helping fund such a project, and we are reciprocating by providing something they can use. - Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
