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Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot
From: |
Sergei Steshenko |
Subject: |
Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot |
Date: |
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:37:57 -0800 (PST) |
----- Original Message -----
> From: Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <address@hidden>
> To: Thomas Weber <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 11:41 PM
> Subject: Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot
>
> 2012/1/29 Thomas Weber <address@hidden>:
>> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 09:52:19AM -0500, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
>>> 2012/1/27 Michael Goffioul <address@hidden>:
>>> > I was obviously only referring to the binding source code. AFAIK,
>>> > Riccardo is free to distribute sources for the octave bindings to
>>> > Ocelot without any restriction.
>>>
>>> "User does the link" is also troublesome:
>>>
>>> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF
>>
>> He is distributing source. Nothing prevents him from doing this under
>> GPL. If this was a problem, no one would have been allowed to build
>> and link Octave against GotoBlas, for example.
>
> We should be working on getting free GPU computing. Figuring out ways
> to get around the GPL, whether valid or not, is misguided.
>
> For example, this project seems promising:
>
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/clover
>
> I think a better use of our time is figuring out what can we do to support
> that.
>
> - Jordi G. H.
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No, I insist on defending my freedom at home, including the freedom to link
GPL'ed code with whatever licensed code - as long as I don't distribute the
resulting binary.
Regards,
Sergei.
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, (continued)
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Michael Goffioul, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Michael Goffioul, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Michael Goffioul, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Michael Goffioul, 2012/01/27
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Thomas Weber, 2012/01/29
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2012/01/29
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot,
Sergei Steshenko <=
- Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, 2012/01/30
Re: GNU Octave and GPU computing by Ocelot, Riccardo Corradini, 2012/01/27