> 1. [...] it would still require some time to rewrite a few parts. Release early, release often. Maybe you put it under your name on sourceforge, if you are afraid to put potentially non-buildable code under the flags of lexifi.
> 2. Similarly, we rely on our "extended standard library" (a collection of > general purpose modules). That sounds interesting! > Again, it would take some time to extract the few > needed function to make a standalone distribution. Release early, release o... > 3. [...] At some point, we planned to sell a version of CSML as > an extra module to this platform If this is about biz vs. oss, then it could be a solution to go the path of PyQT: - offer of a GPL version - sell a version that can be used commercially On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Alain Frisch <alain.fri...@lexifi.com> wrote: > On 05/05/2010 11:46 PM, ben kuin wrote: >> >> thats interesting indeed, is there a particular reason you wont >> release the csml compiler sources and provide only the binaries? > > Yes, there are several reasons: > > 1. The code uses some local extensions to the OCaml compiler that are not > available in the INRIA version; this is less true today because some of our > extensions have been integrated upstream, but it would still require some > time to rewrite a few parts. > > 2. Similarly, we rely on our "extended standard library" (a collection of > general purpose modules). Again, it would take some time to extract the few > needed function to make a standalone distribution. > > 3. We sell a development platform for financial applications, which includes > our modified version of OCaml and advanced libraries for the manipulation of > financial concepts. At some point, we planned to sell a version of CSML as > an extra module to this platform (the public version of CSML does not > support some extra features). It hasn't been formally decided yet, but we > might change our plans regarding this issue. > > > We did not get any feedback from the community regarding this tool, so we > haven't felt any motivation to address point 1 and 2 above, or to reconsider > our position in point 3. If you plan to use CSML, let us know about your > projects, and we might find some arrangement (either a custom license with > source code at no charge for you, or a real open-source license). > > Regards, > > Alain Frisch > > > _______________________________________________ Caml-list mailing list. Subscription management: http://yquem.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/caml-list Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs
