Re: vrml/povray output ("terminal")

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

On 01/22/2016 05:41 AM, folkert wrote:
>>> At http://t-kita.net/gnuplot_povrml/ I found a patch for gnuplot to add
>>> povray and/or vrml output. Especially the last one I think is useful
>>> because it allows one to easily view for example an splot from all
>>> kinds of directions.
>>> Now I'm wondering: what does it take to get it to be included in the
>>> main gnuplot distribution?
>>
>> That looks like code outside the project, no license infringement
>> technically or otherwise.  Patch and compile.
>
> Yes but what does it take to get it integrated in the main gnuplot
> distribution?

The author of the code needs to grant approval for its inclusion in 
gnuplot before it can be considered.  Someone submitting a patch to this 
list or to bug/patch tracker does so inherently.  Coders who create a 
patch that they maintain are simply following the patch-and-compile rule 
of the license.  There is nothing in the license that implies all 
compatible code becomes part of the project.

Dan