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

[Maho N. <ch...@ma...>]

From: Lev Givon <le...@co...>
Subject: Re: [Mplapack-devel] license ; LGPLv3 to two clause BSD
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:12:21 -0500

> 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.

Hello Lev Givon,
Thanks for your advice.

GMP uses LGPL 
http://gmplib.org/
> GMP is distributed under the GNU LGPL. 
and MPFR is also as well.
I don't think I use part of GMP in my software so I can switch to mBSD license.

So no worries :-)

Thanks 
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