Matlisp numerics in Lisp and Maxima



>>>>> "Stavros" == Stavros Macrakis <stavros.macrakis@verizon.net> writes:

    >> And one last thing.  Matlisp is under a BSD license.  I don't 
    >> know how that will fit in with Maxima, but I know the two 
    >> authors are amenable[1] to a GPL or LGPL type of license if necessary.

    Stavros> The "modified BSD" license (but not the original BSD license) is
    Stavros> compatible with GPL.  See
    Stavros> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses.

I take that to mean that using modified BSD code in a GPL product
doesn't make the modified BSD code now come under a GPL license.

In any case, I looked, and matlisp currently has the original BSD
license with advertising clause.  This can be remedied easily, I
think.

Ray