mabshoff wrote:
> 

> [quote]
> Version 3.9 --- Version 3.10
> 
>   As usual, when a new version is released, there are some new and
> improved algorithms, and many new programs have been incorporated into
> simcalc. The basic structure of SIMATH has remained essentially
> unchanged.
> 
>   The GNU readline library is now part of the SIMATH distribution.
> This
> should make installation a little bit easier.
> [end quote]
> 
> So I poked around a little and guess what: "simcalc/simov/
> getline.S:#include <readline/readline.h>" and since readline is GPL
> this looks like someone is potentially violating the GPL. IANAL and
> all that applies obviously :)


That readline library being GPL has turned out to be a very smart 
decision for GNU, hasn't it?  It seems like several other pieces of math 
software became GPL because they really wanted to use readline.

Jason


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