"Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311)" writes:
> This would be my fault
>
> Two options, listed in my preferential order:
>
> (1) I'll try to track down the original author and ask about distributing
> under a different license
> (2) investigate something like this
> https://github.com/adrpar/libhilbert?f
Derek Gaston writes:
> However, "binary form" isn't the only issue. You also can't distribute
> things in source form under a license that further restricts its
> distribution. ie - you can't distribute a libMesh based code under NDA.
I think Roy's point was that you could build an application
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:55 AM, Roy Stogner wrote:
>
> On Wed, 26 Feb 2014, Derek Gaston wrote:
>
> > We should remove libHilbert from libMesh immediately!
>
> Okay, your previous sentence might be wrong, but IMHO this one isn't.
>
Going back in the old SVN logs...
Right I understand the nuances - I was simplifying for the sake of brevity.
However, "binary form" isn't the only issue. You also can't distribute
things in source form under a license that further restricts its
distribution. ie - you can't distribute a libMesh based code under NDA.
The GPL is
On Wed, 26 Feb 2014, Derek Gaston wrote:
> How in the hell did we end up with GPL software in libmesh/contrib?
>
> libHilbert is GPL (says so right in the COPYING file we have for it in
> contrib).
>
> Linking libMesh to that software in any way is a violation of that license.
No, it's not.
See if he'll switch it... We'll worry about the rest if he says no - but we
can't leave it like this for long...
Derek
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Kirk, Benjamin (JSC-EG311) <
benjamin.k...@nasa.gov> wrote:
> This would be my fault
>
> Two options, listed in my preferential order:
>
> (1) I
This would be my fault
Two options, listed in my preferential order:
(1) I'll try to track down the original author and ask about distributing under
a different license
(2) investigate something like this
https://github.com/adrpar/libhilbert?files=1
Looks like an apache license, which I'm no ex
Guys,
How in the hell did we end up with GPL software in libmesh/contrib?
libHilbert is GPL (says so right in the COPYING file we have for it in
contrib).
Linking libMesh to that software in any way is a violation of that license.
We should remove libHilbert from libMesh immediately!
How much
