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- Subject: Re: [eigen] If Eigen adds a tiny shared library (was: Malloc-free dynamic matrices)
- From: Rohit Garg <rpg.314@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:18:51 +0530
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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
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
--
Rohit Garg
http://rpg-314.blogspot.com/
Senior Undergraduate
Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay