CVXOPT 1.1 is much improved compared to version 0.9,  so it would be
great if you updated the version shipped with SAGE.

Joachim

On Aug 13, 11:01 pm, David Joyner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Of course, you should ask William before doing anything.
>
> Also, I'm not sure how cvxopt interacts with Sage. If only
> via pexpect, I think you can distribute such GPLv2 and GPLv3
> software together but I'd have to check the FSF FAQ again to
> be sure.
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:50 PM, David Joyner<[email protected]> wrote:
> > You're right.
>
> > I think sage-2.7.2 had a cvxopt-0.8.2.spkg which might have been GPLv2+,
> > but I can't find it using google. It has been removed from the cvxopt 
> > website.
>
> > I wonder if we should just upgrade to 1.1.1 and change the part in
> > SAGE_ROOT/COPYING.txt which says
> > "Every component of Sage except jsmath is licensed under a GPL v2 (or
> > later) compatible license." ?
>
> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Minh Nguyen<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> Hi David,
>
> >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:40 AM, David Joyner<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>> This is my understanding: the (old) version of cvxopt which we use in
> >>> Sage is GPLv2+. The current version is 1.1.1, which is GPLV3+.
> >>> Is that incorrect?
>
> >> The current version we're shipping is cvxopt cvxopt-0.9 which is
> >> licensed under GPLv3+. That is what it says in the file LICENSE of
> >> that spkg, i.e. cvxopt-0.9.p8.spkg.
>
> >> --
> >> Regards
> >> Minh Van Nguyen
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