Re: [boost] [GTL] - geometric template library - determininginterest

From: Fernando Cacciola (fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-03 13:26:19

John Femiani wrote:
>
> I also suspect that CGAL (which apparently is not as free as boost)

CGAL is modularized and each package has its own license.

Many packages,  like Basic Kernels, Number Types, 2D Polygons, etc are 
released under the LPGL:

http://www.cgal.org/Manual/3.3/doc_html/cgal_manual/packages.html

which is not as free as the boost license but it's close enough for most 
applications.

Furthermore, CGAL is now open-source, which means everyone can participate.
The process is similar to boost, except that is Editorial Board reviewed 
rather than peer-reviewed.
For this reason I usually recommend people to contribute geometric libraries 
to CGAL rather than boost.
But of course I'm biased as I am both a Boost developer and a CGAL 
developer.

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Dear Suto:

Now that I finally understood what your library is about, would you consider 
CGAL as a home for it? AFAICT this stuff is not covered in the current CGAL 
offering.
Feel free to contact me directly if would like to do that.

One comment though, I would not present it as a "geometric library" since it 
focuses on one very particular class of geometry: overlapping AA 
rectrangles. In typical geometric computing a "(2D) polygon" is a sequence 
of points, while in your case is restricted to the overlay of axis-aligned 
rectangles.
It is much easier for us if you pick less overloaded terms for your library 
and its elements, to avoid confusions.

Best

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Fernando Cacciola
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