Re: [Help-glpk] ANNOUNCEMENT: OptimJ solver link for GLPK/Java

[Robbie Morrison]

Hello GLPK list

I just applied to Ateji, via their website, for a copy
of their free 'OptimJ' version.  They kindly send me
what is probably a Microsoft Windows security key,
judging by the file extension, its binary contents, and
their description, plus instructions for downloading
the main archive.

I think the Ateji team is being a little disingenuous
on this one -- see the forwarded message immediately
below.  As far as I can tell, the free 'OptimJ' version
is only free in the sense that no money changes hands
-- it is not free in the Free Software Foundation
sense:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Definition

I am not suggesting that Ateji is breaking the GNU
GPLv3 through this process -- although I have no
special knowledge in this regard.

But it would help if Atieji could word their
communications with a little more precision -- in
particular, their response to Larry D'Agostino's
inquiry, in my view, could be interpreted as
misleading.

best wishes
Robbie

> ------------------------------------------------------------
> To:          address@hidden
> Subject:     [Fwd: RE: [Help-glpk] ANNOUNCEMENT: OptimJ solver link for
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> From:        Andrew Makhorin <address@hidden>
> Date:        Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:10:22 +0300
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> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: chtimax <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [Help-glpk] ANNOUNCEMENT: OptimJ solver link for GLPK/Java
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:30:21 -0800 (PST)
>
> Coming back to Larry's question below, we have recently
> taken the decision to contribute OptimJ to the free
> software community. We are now offering a free OptimJ
> edition that includes our fully featured Java based
> modeling language for optimization along with lp_solve
> and GLPK solver links.
>
> More details on www.ateji.com/optimj
>
> Best Regards
> The Ateji team
>
> D'Agostino, Larry - TX wrote:
>>
>> Curious.  Why is OptimJ released under a commercial license?  It is based
>> on Java, can be use as an Eclipse plug-in, and uses a number of free
>> software or open source solvers.
>>
>> Is Optimj contributing back to the free software community?
>>
>> I don't mean to call you out on this just wondering why.
>>
>> Larry
>> http://industrialengineertools.blogspot.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: help-glpk-bounces+larry.d'address@hidden
>> [mailto:help-glpk-bounces+larry.d'address@hidden On
>> Behalf Of Patrick Viry
>> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:52 AM
>> To: address@hidden
>> Subject: [Help-glpk] ANNOUNCEMENT: OptimJ solver link for GLPK/Java
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> It is our pleasure to announce the availability of an OptimJ solver
>> link for GLPK.
>>
>> OptimJ is a new Java-based algebraic modeling language with powerful
>> constructs for data modeling and bulk data processing. Models are
>> expressed in a high-level mathematical notation and benefit from all
>> Java libraries and development tools. They can be deployed directly
>> within any Java-based IT environment.
>>
>> You'll find more information at http://www.ateji.com/optimj.html,
>> including whitepapers and code samples. You can also browse the
>> newsletter archive at http://www.ateji.com/newsletter.html for
>> specific topics. Questions and comments are welcome in the user forums
>> at http://forums.ateji.com/.
>>
>> The software can be downloaded for evaluation at
>> http://www.ateji.com/downloads.html. Free licences are available for
>> teachers and students.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> The Ateji team.
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