On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 5:15 PM Michael Orlitzky <mich...@orlitzky.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 2024-10-07 at 07:55 -0700, William Stein wrote: > > Hi, > > > > There are a number of big chunks of functionality in Sage, like interval > > arithmetic (I was just going to say this and Marc beat me to it), and the > > sage preparser, which could be valuable as separate packages that Sage uses. > > > > License of Sage is GPLv3, whereas the vast majority of the scientific > > Python (etc.) ecosystem is BSD/MIT/Apache/etc (e.g., sympy: > > https://www.sympy.org/en/index.html). Thus most of the broader Python > > ecosystem won't touch any Sage packages with a 10 foot pole, even if they > > are useful and better than what is available. For example, many would > > select sympy over a similar part of sage, just because of the license. I > > don't think there is anything to be done about this. It's just something > > to be aware of, which will forever significantly limit the impact of Sage > > on the broader Python ecosystem. > > You didn't say that it does, just that they think it does, but... how > would Sage being GPLv3 affect these people in any way? > > The GPLv3 is nearly irrelevant for end users. It only stops you from > doing pathological things like modifying the source code, compiling the > result, shipping the binaries, and then refusing to publish the source > code to those binaries. Adding a sage-* package to your dependencies in > pyproject.toml does not even constitute distribution.
I more than agree with Michael here. The fears about GPL are old groundless fears nowadays. (unless you want to get rich quick, see https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/10/04/ex-coiner-y-combinator-startup-bro-dawg-i-chatgptd-the-license-cant-be-bothered-with-legal/) Mind you, Mathematica (!) bundles Flint (which is GPL, and depends on GPLd libraries). (see e.g. https://wolfram.com/broadcast/video.php?c=104&v=3815&ob=title&o=ASC&disp=grid&p=53) Dima > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/a7e73053f605427829f8158a53513433b7ca8def.camel%40orlitzky.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/CAAWYfq0Tk%2ByCVnHaH-Fw6AbwTSp3dWpd1p6o0zp1Uq%2B4KE1v0A%40mail.gmail.com.
