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From: Brian Gough <bjg@network-theory.co.uk>
To: gsl-discuss@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: lapack license
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:57:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k5z6q601.wl%bjg@network-theory.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070126215721.GA618@hippogriff.physics.drexel.edu>

At Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:57:21 -0700,
Patrick Alken wrote:
>   After reviewing the BSD licenses, it appears that the lapack
> license is identical to the "modified BSD" license, which is
> compatible with the GPL according to www.gnu.org.
> 
>   To comply with lapack's license, it seems we need to include
> a copy of it with GSL though, since eigen/nonsymmv.c and
> eigen/schur.c contain a few lapack routines.

That's ok, other GNU software also includes routines under the
modified BSD license (e.g. the GNU C Library). Just add the notice in
the affected files with a note "Based on original code from LAPACK:
....".  If there are files where you have some independently written
routines it may make sense to split them so it is clear which parts
are covered each license.  

I will add the disclaimer into the reference manual.

-- 
Brian Gough

      reply	other threads:[~2007-01-28 19:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-01-26 17:16 Patrick Alken
2007-01-26 22:03 ` Patrick Alken
2007-01-28 19:57   ` Brian Gough [this message]

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