Re: Embedded CLISP (3: it works!)

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * Goffioul Michael <tbssvbhy@vzrp.or> [2004-08-19 09:50:24 +0200]:
>
> Note that the code I developed is not about a MATLAB module for CLISP,
> but about a MEX file making a bridge to be able to call LISP statements
> from MATLAB. I'm not against the idea of putting the code in the CVS
> repository of CLISP, but this raises some issues:
> 1) is this the right place? as I said, it's not a module for CLISP

OK, we could put it into the contrib directory instead.

> 2) does the MATLAB license permit this? I mean that the code was
> written using the MATLAB MEX API under a commercial-licensed
> MATLAB. Can it be release under GPL?

since you are not distributing any of their code (or libraries),
you are obviously not infringing on their copyright.

> 3) I wrote the MEX file in the context of my official job, hence I'm
> not the "real" owner of the code, I've to check if I may release the
> code (note that this code is written for internal purpose and not
> intended to be released, so it's not incompatible with GPL); however,
> I guess there shouldn't be a problem here as there's no real IP stuff
> in that code, it's just a bridge, anybody can write it.

RMS requires copyright releases from the employer.  we don't.
you might want to talk to your boss.




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