On Mar 5, 7:02 pm, Robert Bradshaw <rober...@math.washington.edu>
wrote:
> On Mar 5, 2009, at 5:27 AM, Michel wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > Maybe it is time for Sage to drop its ban on GPL3 code?
>
> This is a topic that we will certainly be revisiting in the future,
> but I see no reason it is imperative to do so now.
>
> As long as backwards compatibility is maintained with MPFR 3.0, it
> will be easy to create a newer spkg, and those stuck in GPL2-only
> land will fall behind.
>
> > After all there is the lawsuit of Microsoft against TomTom.
>
> > If Microsoft does not behave nicely with people using open source
> > software there is zero reason to be nice to them.
>
> It is not a question of politics or personal opinions about
> Microsoft. The fact is that, as of right now at least, a lot of
> people out there are using Windows. Like it or not, In order to
> provide a viable alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab
> we *need* a native Windows port. Microsoft Research is helping fund
> such a project, and we are reciprocating by providing something they
> can use.
>
But as I understand it, it is Microsoft that is blocking the inclusion
of GPL3 code into Sage (it was said on this list people paid by
Microsoft are not
allowed to run GPL3 code). If that is indeed the case it seems
Microsoft's help with the
Windows port is not helpful at all....
Michel
> - Robert
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