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- Subject: Re: [eigen] If Eigen adds a tiny shared library (was: Malloc-free dynamic matrices)
- From: Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:53:33 -0500
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me too. have you seen my big list of 10 reasons? (other thread)
2010/3/5 Rohit Garg <rpg.314@xxxxxxxxx>:
> My attraction for header only goes beyond the licensing issue.
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Very good remarks, see my next-to-last email in that thread, i
>> actually mention that as one of many issues if we introduced even a
>> tiny binary lib. Basically it would have to be BSD/MIT licensed. Which
>> would pose more documentation/communication problems.
>>
>> Benoit
>>
>> 2010/3/5 Rohit Garg <rpg.314@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> I think eigen should stick to it's header only roots. There are many
>>> advantages in this approach. At worst, add the shared lib in the
>>> unsupported folder.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 6:09 PM, FMDSPAM <fmdspam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> It appears to me, that if eigen is adding a (even tiny) shared library,
>>>> eigen is not a "header only lib" anymore, isn't it?
>>>> So I have to ask: Don't that imply problems (or additional issues) in
>>>> respect to LGPLv3 and closed source software?
>>>> I have to admit, I didn't know the answer.
>>>>
>>>> Frank
>>>>
>>>> P.S.
>>>> Special Thanks to Benoit for the LGPL-"Battle" with VTK people and the
>>>> therefore exhausted License FAQ!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rohit Garg
>>>
>>> http://rpg-314.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Senior Undergraduate
>>> Department of Physics
>>> Indian Institute of Technology
>>> Bombay
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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> --
> Rohit Garg
>
> http://rpg-314.blogspot.com/
>
> Senior Undergraduate
> Department of Physics
> Indian Institute of Technology
> Bombay
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