On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/12/08, Andrej Vodopivec <andrej.vodopivec at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I guess GPL. But if Manuel Bronstein was still alive I would ask for
>> his permission since this is just a port of his maple program.
>
> As a derived work, a translation is governed by the license for the original,
> if I am not mistaken. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.
>
> However, last time I looked I was unable to find license statements
> on Bronstein's work which is still on the INRIA website.
>
> I wrote to INRIA, I forget who, a couple of years ago to ask about
> the disposition of Bronstein's work, but I didn't get a reply except
> maybe "we're working on it".
>
> So at this point I don't feel comfortable importing the Maxima
> translation of Bronstein's pmint. Some clarification from INRIA
> could change that, maybe it is worth pursuing again.
I understand the rationalle, but intuitively, I find this quite
ridiculous that you cannot just take the algorithm, write it in maxima
(or in any other CAS) and put it in under your own license. So let's
say you will never receive an answer from INRIA. What can you do then?
Ondrej