On 05/21/2012 08:22 AM, Phil Steitz wrote: > On 5/20/12 10:32 PM, Sébastien Brisard wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >>> This seems to solve all the described problems, but the question remains >>> if this can be included without problems into CM. The algorithm >>> description in NR is not in source code but on an higher level. >>> >> Looking at the relevant chapter in NR, I don't think there is any >> license issue (no code provided in NR). >> However, if you really want to play it safe, the paper by Thompson is >> available here >> http://www.fresco.org.uk/papers/Thompson-JCP64p490.pdf >> I guess downloading it is OK, as www.fresco.org.uk seems to be >> Thompson's own website. >> What you could do is conform closely to Thompson's notation, instead >> of NR's notation. > > +1 > > Personally, I would say it is probably OK to implement the algorithm > based on the high level description if there is no code provided and > you are just implementing the numerical algorithm. What NR > explicitly lays claim to [1] is the implementations they provide in > code. In [1], they claim that translations of provided code into > other languages violates their copyright; whence our tendency to > avoid looking at their code or implementing anything that we can't > find another reference for. If all that you are relying on is a > high-level description of an algorithm that is documented elsewhere, > I would say that is fair game. If you can get and refer to a different > reference for the algorithm, as Sebastien suggests, that is what we prefer to > do.
Hi Phil and Sébastien, thanks for your replies, I will do as you suggest. Thomas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
