[smartquant] Re: GPL license violation? [GNU Scientific Library]

[Anton Fokin]

Kevin,

could you ask for a legal advise for us ? :)

Cheers,
Anton

Brian Gough wrote:

> Anton Fokin writes:
>  > Not exactly, see lines from GPL FAQ. Moreover, if I distribute libGSL under
>  > GPL (or whatever compatible license) together with R-Quant kernel which is
>  > not under GPL, would it solve your problem?
>
> I'll just have to refer you to my previous message and say it is your
> responsiblity to comply with the license of GSL when redistributing
> any related software --- you may want to take legal advice in case of
> any doubt.  Since your project is not free software I can't offer any
> specific advice apart from that.  The safest option is not to use GSL
> in non-free projects.
>
> regards,
> --
> Brian Gough
>
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