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

[Xypron]

Hello Max,

what is the license status of the generated code? Can it be published 
under GPL or does it contain nonfree code or link to some nonfree library?

Dynamically binding non-free code to GPL code is not allowable under the 
GPL license. It would only be possible if the copyright holder chose to 
change the GLPK license. E.g. by adding the classpath extension 
(http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html) or by changing the 
license to LGPL.

Best regards

Xypron


Andrew Makhorin wrote:
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: chtimax<address@hidden>
> To:address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Help-glpk] ANNOUNCEMENT: OptimJ solver link for GLPK/Java
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:48:23 -0800 (PST)
>
> Hello Robie and All,
>
> Accept my apologies for the confusion in my previous message as I am not
> familiar with the terminology of free software. OptimJ is free in the
> monetary sense (no money changes hands) but not free in the sense of the
> FSF.
>
> Allow me to precise that OptimJ is a source-to-source generator (it takes
> high-level modeling code and generates Java source code) that does not link
> to any optimization library including glpk.
>
> Max
>
>