[GRASS-dev] gmath and gpde update

[Moritz Lennert]

On 11/01/09 14:02, Glynn Clements wrote:
> Moritz Lennert wrote:
> 
>>> Meschach is implemented in C and is able to replace the gmath library 
>>> completely with much better implementations.
>>> I have integrated meschach into grass for testing purposes and, after 
>>> some very basic testing, it works nicely.
>>> But im unsure if the licence of meschach is compatible with the GPL? Can 
>>> somebody please verify this? Im not an expert in licensing.
>> This seems to be the relevant part:
> 
>> "The source code is available to be perused, used and passed on without
>> cost, while ensuring that the quality of the software is not compromised."
>>
>> There is no mention of modification, and the second half of the sentence 
>> ("while ensuring that the quality of the software is not compromised") 
>> sounds quite suspicious to me. So, without claiming any expert knowledge 
>> either, I would be sceptical.
> 
> Where did you find that? 

http://www.netlib.org/c/meschach/readme

> It appears to contradict:
> 
> http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/meschach/current/copyright

It definitely does. I would tend to trust Debian more than the above...

Moritz