Re: Octave interface to GLOBAL

On  4-Jul-2006, Andrey Romanenko wrote:

| Thank you for the link.
| A word of caution: The registration form indicates that "The clustering global 
| optimization program Global 
| is to be downloaded here for academic and educational purposes only. 
|  For other use and for larger dimensional versions contact the author". So, I 
| am not sure it is compatible with the GPL under which Octave is licensed. 
| John?

I have not looked at the details of the license, but if it contains a
clause allowing use for certain purposes only, then it is not
compatible with the GPL.  Would someone like to ask the author whether
he would be willing to release the code under terms that are
compatible with the GPL?

Please also see the entries in the GPL FAQ
(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html) related to plug-ins and
linking with non-free code.  Since Octave is distributed under the
terms of the GPL, my view is that writing interface glue to non-free
software is not a way to avoid the terms of the GPL and I don't think
it matters that you are distributing all the pieces together or just
telling the user how to link up the various parts.

Thanks,

jwe