Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
sage- From: Marc Schwartz [mailto:marc_schwa...@me.com] Sent: 06 August 2010 16:10 To: Tom Quarendon Cc: Tal Galili; r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)? Tom, FWIW, since you appear to be representing World Programming in your querie

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
rcial add-on packages. TomQ. -Original Message- From: David Smith [mailto:da...@revolutionanalytics.com] Sent: 06 August 2010 16:56 To: Tom Quarendon Cc: Marc Schwartz; r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)? Tom, I would str

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
uot;. This doesn't appear to square with the intention of the R authors > to allow non-GPL add-on projects with native code. > > > > Tom Q. > > > > From: Tal Galili [mailto:tal.gal...@gmail.com] > Sent: 06 August 2010 12:28 > To: Tom Quarendon > Cc: Dunca

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread David Smith
Tom, I would strongly echo the advice of Duncan and Marc and others already on this thread to seek expert legal advice on this issue. At Revolution we rely on the expertise of Mark Radcliffe, the General Legal Counsel of the Open Source Initiative. (Additional information here: http://www.revoluti

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Marc Schwartz
rs > to allow non-GPL add-on projects with native code. > > > > Tom Q. > > > > From: Tal Galili [mailto:tal.gal...@gmail.com] > Sent: 06 August 2010 12:28 > To: Tom Quarendon > Cc: Duncan Murdoch; r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or ca

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread peter dalgaard
tml, although as far as I know, there is no actual legal precedent. > > > -Original Message- > From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.dun...@gmail.com] > Sent: 06 August 2010 12:16 > To: Tom Quarendon > Cc: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
ail.com] Sent: 06 August 2010 12:28 To: Tom Quarendon Cc: Duncan Murdoch; r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)? >From what I've seen on other OSS project, GPL can be a bit viral, making it >(purposefully) difficult for s

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
nt: 06 August 2010 12:16 To: Tom Quarendon Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)? Tom Quarendon wrote: > I think you're misunderstanding me, or I am you. > I'm not wanting to change the license under which R is distribu

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tal Galili
;m aware of I'm using it. If you > think there's a more appropriate communication channel, then I'll use it. > > > -Original Message----- > From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.dun...@gmail.com] > Sent: 06 August 2010 11:47 > To: Tom Quarendon > Cc: r-help@r-project.o

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Duncan Murdoch
ere's a more appropriate communication channel, then I'll use it. -Original Message- From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.dun...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 August 2010 11:47 To: Tom Quarendon Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
ch [mailto:murdoch.dun...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 August 2010 11:47 To: Tom Quarendon Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)? Tom Quarendon wrote: > Note I'm not asking for any legal advice here obviously, simply what the &

Re: [R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Duncan Murdoch
Tom Quarendon wrote: Note I'm not asking for any legal advice here obviously, simply what the intention of the R foundation is with regard to allowing commercial connection to R. I can't speak for the R Foundation, but I can say that its intentions aren't all you have to consider. R has

[R] Is R GPL or LGPL (or can I write a commercial front end to R)?

2010-08-06 Thread Tom Quarendon
Note I'm not asking for any legal advice here obviously, simply what the intention of the R foundation is with regard to allowing commercial connection to R. I've looked at various threads on the r-devel archive and it looks like this may have been discussed before, but as far as could tell, no