Re: [Mplapack-devel] license ; LGPLv3 to two clause BSD

[Lev G. <le...@co...>]

Received from Maho NAKATA on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 08:35:45PM EST:
> Hi Lev,
> 
> From: Lev Givon <le...@co...>
> Subject: Re: [Mplapack-devel] license ; LGPLv3 to two clause BSD
> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:57 -0500
> 
> > Received from Maho NAKATA on Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 08:35:16PM EST:
> >> current status...
> >> 
> >> Now I'm reviewing MBLAS routines. license has been changed to LGPLv3 to
> >> two clause BSD license.
> > 
> > Do you mean that the license has been (or will be) changed to BSD for
> > mblas only, 
> 
> no
>
> > or has been changed for mlapack too?
>
> yes. (will be; just depend on my speed for programming; i rewrite
> complex class currently)
> 
> thanks!

Currently, it seems that the package depends on gmp. If you plan to
license the software under a BSD-type license and continue using gmp
in parts of the software, I suspect that you will need to remove the
gmp-dependent portions of the software and distribute them in a
separate package licensed under the GPL because gmp's GPL license
requires that dependent works also be distributed under the same
terms. Switching to mpfr, which is licensed under the LGPL, would
presumably address this concern.

							L.G.