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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 09:39:32 -0500
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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!
>>
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> Rohit Garg
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> http://rpg-314.blogspot.com/
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> Senior Undergraduate
> Department of Physics
> Indian Institute of Technology
> Bombay
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