This is probably hotly debated, but how do math-algorthm copyrights work? There are lots of these:
==> ./iraf/math/llsq/original_f/qrbd.f <== c subroutine qrbd (ipass,q,e,nn,v,mdv,nrv,c,mdc,ncc) c c.l.lawson and r.j.hanson, jet propulsion laboratory, 1973 jun 12 c to appear in 'solving least squares problems', prentice-hall, 1974 ==> ./iraf/math/ieee/d1mach.f <== c c---------------------------------------------------------------------- c function: d1mach c this routine is from the port mathematical subroutine library c it is described in the bell laboratories computing science c technical report #47 by p.a. fox, a.d. hall and n.l. schryer ==> ./iraf/math/bevington/pgauss.f <== c function pgauss.f c c source c Bevington, page 45. ==> ./iraf/noao/digiphot/daophot/daolib/quick.f <== c subroutine quick (dataum, n, index) c c c A quick-sorting algorithm suggested by the discussion on pages 114-119 c of THE ART OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, Vol. 3, SORTING AND SEARCHING, by c D.E. Knuth, which was referenced in Don Wells' subroutine QUIK. This c is my own attempt at encoding a quicksort-- PBS. On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 03:06:14PM -0500, pryzbyj wrote: > By the way, > > I'm not subscribed, please Cc: me. > > What kind of license is associated with code produced by Yacc? > Upstream IRAF apparently has a "UNIX source license" and uses a > modified yacc to produce two of the files. The source includes a > README: > > This directory contains the source for the Yacc compiler > compiler (Stephen C. Johnson), as modified to produce SPP > language parsers. You should have a UNIX source license to > use this software on your machine. > > Normally, this code is compiled; however it does not appear to be > necessary for further compilation or runtime. I could remove this > code from the .orig. file, assuming that upstreams *output* is still > free.. > > Iraf source is at: ftp://iraf.noao.edu/iraf/v212/PCIX/as.pcix.gen.gz > Current NCAR code: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ng/download.html > > Justin > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 12:45:37PM -0500, pryzbyj wrote: > > Hello, -- Justin aptitude install task-iraf saods9 eclipse sextractor x11iraf wcstools http://www.justinpryzby.com/debian/ References [1]
