[boost] Re: Re: Boost Mathematicians

From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-02 22:14:10

"Walter Landry" <wlandry_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:20040602.224424.33319794.wlandry_at_ucsd.edu...
> Darren Cook <darren_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> [...]
> > If so I wonder if the GSL authors would be open to a dual,
> > boost-compatible license so that a boost library could borrow
> > code as it needed to, rather than having to re-invent the wheel.
>
> Almost certainly not.  They are not even willing to entertain going to
> the LGPL.  There used to be a blurb on their website saying that if
> you can't handle the GPL, then use something else.

Do you suppose it's legal to write a Boost-compatible C++ interface
on top of GSL?

Dave

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