On Apr 23, 2007, at 08:34 , Bill Hart wrote:
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> Also, from what I can tell, there is a version of LiDIA floating about
> which compiles on the latest gcc. Perhaps the one remaining active
> developer, Christoph, has a copy of this.
>
> William and others interested in this issue, can you CC me on this
> topic if there are developments. If nothing happens by the end of May,
> I will try to see what I can do to chase up the GPL on LiDIA. It seems
> there are a number of people who care that LiDIA does not die.
>
> I also gave up on LiDIA when I saw the current license agreement. I
> believe I have an email from another developer who obliquely refers to
> abandoning LiDIA upon realising the uncertainty of its licensing
As I read the LiDIA mailing list traffic, the decision has been made
to release the source under GPL. The sticking point is that
Christophe, the only active developer for LiDIA right now, has a day
job :-}. His latest comment on the list indicates an updated copy of
the source, which will include the GPL verbiage, is forthcoming. I
don't know whether it is feasible, but it's always worth offering to
help, to get some progress in completing the job (this is a
suggestion to all, not a pointed hint :-}).
Regarding a version that works with recent releases of gcc (4.0 and
later), Grant Atoyan (who did the work) may be willing to release a
copy. It is Christophe's intent to fold his work into the putative
upcoming release...
I think that LiDIA is a very good collection of ideas and
implementation for number theory. Its big problem is incurable: it's
written in C++.
Justin
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