Re: [Quantlib-dev] optimizers

[Ferdinando A. <na...@am...>]

I will simplify for sake of clarity, but since we've adopted the BSD
license, nothing but BSD license is compatible with QuantLib. Anything
else would restrict the user freedom.

ciao -- Nando

PS I'm fully aware of GPL being free and being even more effective in
preserving freedom, but let's reserve this issue for another thread
;-)

On 5/28/07, Luigi Ballabio <lui...@gm...> wrote:
>
> On May 28, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Bianchetti Marco wrote:
> >> Though, I'm not absolutely sure that the terms of use are compatible
> >> with those of QL.
> >
> > They look ok, any comment ?
> >
> > --- from http://www.alglib.net/copyrules.php ---
> > 13. When using any kind of the Source Codes, the link to ALGLIB
> > Project is regarded as obligatory. In particular, when distributing
> > the software programs, which use Source Codes, through the Internet,
> > it is obligatory to use the hyperlink to the www.alglib.net at each
> > page of the website, which distributes the software programs.
>
> This looks problematic, especially since the QuantLib download page is
> provided by Sourceforge without any way for us to provide such link.
> Also a bit worrying is:
>
> > 4.  The requirements, set out in this Document, may be altered at any
> > time, without any provisional notification. The visitor shall agree
> > either to act in compliance with the altered requirements, or withdraw
> > from using the data, obtained within the framework of ALGLIB Project.
>
> Later,
>         Luigi
>
>
>
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