I have to come to the defence of Insightful here. In my experience, they have been one of the better software companies I've dealt with. (Try getting Microsoft to fix something.) I think that their new packages initiative is an excellent idea.
Peter Ehlers eugene dalt wrote: > In addition, I think people should always explore ways > to repackage exclusive S-Plus facilities and libraries > into R. By rewritting them or using GPL loopholes. > > It seems to me that Insightful is very good at > protecting whatever they "create" and the same time > feels very comfortable taking R stuff to keep they > clients happy. In essence they are selling free stuff. > > > --- Spencer Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Correct: I'm not an attorney, but I've read the >>GPL. It clearly >>says that if you have software that has >>functionality independent of GPL >>code, the GPL applies to the code you use to connect >>to GPL code not to >>your original code. Thus, Insightful would have to >>make publicly >>available anything special they do to link to GPL >>code that they can't >>reasonably claim works for other purposes. However, >>they are not >>required to reveal other parts of their source code. >> >> hope this helps, >> spencer graves >> >>Philippe Grosjean wrote: >> >> >>>David Smith wrote: >>> >>> >>>>The GPL code is available as separately-downloaded >> >>packages for S-PLUS, as >> >>>>has been done for many years. My own Oswald >> >>library for S-PLUS was published >> >>>>under the GPL in 1997, for example, and many other >> >>authors produce >> >>>>open-source libraries for S-PLUS under a variety >> >>of licenses. The only >> >>>>difference is that they will be packaged as, well, >> >>packages rather than >> >>>>libraries. >>>> >>>># David Smith >>> >>> >>>Thank you for the explanation. The fact that GPL >> >>code is distributed >> >>>*separately* from S-PLUS is the key point here. >>> >>>PhG >>> >>>______________________________________________ >>>R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list >>>https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>PLEASE do read the posting guide! >> >>http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> >>______________________________________________ >>R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list >>https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>PLEASE do read the posting guide! >>http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html