[Cosmo-torun] copying algorithms: GNU Scientific Library vs Numerical Recipes

[Boud Roukema]

witam,

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Michal Frackowiak wrote:

> even if you are a single developer a cvs is handful in a number of ways.
>   e.g. :
>
> - you can always come back to the code for a specific date
> - you can mark different versions with release tag and come back to
> ("download") any of them
> - you can make branches of code (ok, I never use these)
> - you have all the development process in one place and can backup it easily
>
> all the benefits come from the fact that cvs stores incramental
> differences of any change in the code you make. sometimes it is useful
> to come back to the code a few days ago. if you use cvs it is not a
> problem. if not - you have to make "backups" every few days or so.
>
> and it is really not that difficult to use. there are some frontends but
> the commandline is also nice.

Thanks for the motivation. It's on my todo list. ;)


> if you use c/c++ you could give a try to www.eclipse.org with
> www.eclipse.org/cdt plugin. it nicely integrates with a cvs system,
> debugger etc. it is a complete (and outstanding) development platform.


> free. ;-)

Free, but GPL incompatible :(

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Public_License

: This additional requirement renders the CPL incompatible with the GPL
: (in the opinion of Eben Moglen), though it is possible that a future
: version of the GPL will adopt a similar, compatible clause.

But probably the other reason for incompatibility is that it doesn't
sufficiently discourage non-free code:

: while still retaining the ability to use the CPL'd content with
: software licensed under other licenses, including many commercial
: licenses.

And then just to confuse things, the eclipse web site says that it's
using version 0.5 of the CPL:
http://www.eclipse.org/legal/cpl-v05.html
(i haven't checked the source).

Personally, i'd put this on a "waiting to hear other opinions in
the free software community" list... But thanks for the suggestion
anyway.

Meanwhile, i'll add anjuta, which is also an IDE, to my todo list:
http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=anjuta&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all

pozdr
boud