One thing you should know is the algorithms implemented in "Numerical Recipes" are copyrighted under terms that are incompatible with the Apache license. As such, commons-math can not contain any code derived from these routines. The precedent we have established is to not allow any code developed using NR as a source and instead find alternate citations for the algorithms detailed in NR.
I would suggest you change your focus from the PRNG routines laid out in NR and research some other routines. Two that come to my mind that have been released under public domain terms are George Marsaglia's "The Mother of All Random Number Generators" and the Mersenne Twister. Brent Worden > -----Original Message----- > From: Uzhgorod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:39 AM > To: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org > Subject: Re: [math] FW: [interest in] SummerOfCode2005 > "commons-math" project > > Hi! > > I spent some days exemining existing Math package, > MathWishList and commons-dev Mailing List. Afterall, I want > to represent at your disposal the project I am going to apply > in the Summer Of Code 2005. > > PROJECT TITLE: Alternative Random Number Generators > Implementation For Jakata Commons Math > > SYNOPSIS: > Generation of completely unpredictable random numbers is > impossible. But there is a wide range of good-working > algorithms which allow to achieve more or less "randomness". > In the "Jakarta-commons Wiki MathWishList" there is a request > for implementing alternative pseudo-random number generators > (PRNG) <http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-commons/MathWishList>. > Considering this request I chose this project for the "Google > SummerOfCode 2005". > > DELIVERABLES: > During the phase of the project I am going to implement next > algorithms: > I. Uniform Deviates PRNG: > 1) "Minimal" random number generator of Park and Miller with > Bays-Durham shuffle > 2) Long period random number generator of L'Ecuyer with > Bays-Durham shuffle > 3) Knuth's subtractive Random Number Generation algorithm II. > Binomial Distribution PRNG. > > PROJECT DESCRIPTION: > As for the background for the project I chose the resourse "Numerical > Recipes: The Art Of Scientific Computing" and the book of > Knuth's "The Art of Programming". > I put before myself a goal to write: > -- efficient > -- fully documented > algorithms. > All the code will be written according to the "Code > Conventions for the Java Programming Language" and documented > with full javadoc included. > In this project my logo is: "To make GOOD rathen that to make MUCH". > > PROJECT SCHEDULE: > I hope the algorithms I will implement will be included to > the Jakarta Commons-Math subpackage Random. To achieve this > goal I divide the project time into two periods: > 1. Writing the code - lasting a month, but not more than > August,3 2. Updating with the proposals from the Commons-Math > Mailing List - lasting a month, but not more than September,1. > > Please, let me know what do you think about my project. > > Thanks, > Rostyslav. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Chou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 2:38 AM > Subject: [math] FW: [interest in] SummerOfCode2005 > "commons-math" project > > > > Rostyslav, > > > > I'm sure we'd be happy to have you join the project. I've > copied this > message > > to the Jakarta commons-dev mailing list. > > > > > > Al > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Uzhgorod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 3:16 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: SummerOfCode2005 "commons-math" project > > > > Rostyslav Slipetskyy > > Dobrianskogo St, 10/21, > > Uzhgorod, Ukraine. > > > > Hi! > > > > I'm a 3rd year student of Computer Science Dept in "Kyiv-Mogyla > University" > > (Ukraine, Kyiv). I'm interested in the "commons-math" project of > > SummerOfCode2005. > > > > I am one of three members of a university ACM programming team. ACM > > (Association of Computer Machinery) is a world-famous organization > > which guides World Programming Contests. In September our team will > > fight for a grant to the world semi-finals. > > > > During numerous contests, I could see the advantages of > well-written > > code libraries. Moreover, our team felt huge unsufficience of : > > -- efficiently implemented > > -- fully documented > > libraries which cover a wide range of different algorithmic areas. > > > > That is why we started to implement Graph Library, which was our > > student course paper at our university. The experience we gained, I > > really hope, will help me to do well if I have the > opportunity to take > > part in the "commons-math" project. > > > > We wrote our Graph Library using C/C++, but personally I know Java > > syntax, and some percent of the contest problems during ACM > contests > > we write on Java. > > > > Really a huge amount of ACM contest problems have in general > > mathematical background. That is why I think I obtain some > > mathematical skills. Frankly speaking, I have rather poor > knowledge of > > Statistics :( , but I think I > will > > manage "to bridge this gap" :) > > > > I'm really very interested in this project. It will a great > chance for > > me > to > > try my programming skills in a real challenge. > > > > Please, give me to know if the "commons-math" project is still > > available, > if > > my abilities and knowledge satisfy the needs to do this > project, and > > if it is possible for me to apply for this project. > > > > Thank you! > > ---------- > > Rostyslav > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Discover Yahoo! > > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! > > http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
