Re: [matplotlib-devel] doing tex support the right way

[Darren D. <dd...@co...>]

[This discussion somehow wandered onto matplotlib-user. I'm bringing it back 
over to the dev list.]

On Monday 24 April 2006 16:30, Alan G Isaac wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Christopher Barker apparently wrote:
> > I think it might use dvips or something to do that. rather than
> > reading and rendering the DVI itself.
>
> That is not my understanding,
> which however is limited.

PyX does read dvi files. I'll bet they ported dvitype to do so (PyX 
distributes a script called dvitype.py.)

> PS I have tried to reopen the discussion with the PyX
> developers.  I'll post any useful outcomes.

Their webpage states that they would consider relicensing, but when I talked 
to them, they were unwilling to release under a BSD-compatible license. 
However, we dont need all of PyX to be relicensed, and I did not make that 
clear to the PyX authors. If they would consider relicensing a subset of 
their code, it would be extremely helpful.