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Re: GSL and ALGLIB
Hello, Brian.
You wrote 14 апреля 2010 г., 12:58:38:
> The GPL defines source code as "the
> preferred form of the work for making modifications to it" -- which in
> this case is the underlying algorithm definitions for the converter,
> not the individual routines. We could only consider using other code
> if all the associated software (and documentation) is free.
Yes, translator is still non-free. I think that some day I'll make it
free, but it isn't top priority for me. Just can't come to some
decision on this subject, so I am leaving this question open for a
while. And, actually, ALGLIB users rarely need something beyond the
version in the language they use.
> Whether it makes sense techically to use ALGLIB in GSL, it is
> difficult for me to comment without the converter being free software
> and available to study.
95% of C++ sources are as human-readable as original pseudocode.
Remaining 5% are places where C++ is used to emulate continuations -
feature lacking in many modern programming languages. However, it can
be made human-readable too (just one day or two to tweak translator)
if someone needs it. It wasn't deliberately obfuscated :)
Technically, ALGLIB can be linked to GSL and can be used under GPL
even without translator.
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With best regards,
Sergey mailto:sergey.bochkanov@alglib.net