Talk:2xSaI
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[edit] License
- Since Kreed released the source code under the GNU General Public License, it is freely available to anyone wishing to utilize it in an open source project.
I wonder if this is slightly misleading. The GPL doesn't apply to the algorithm itself (that is, you don't have to GPL your source code just because you use 2xSaI). The only thing that could restrict that is a patent, and it's not patented. Though of course you'd have to GPL your source code if you use a significant portion of Kreed's actual code in your own code. Should this be noted in the article, or would this be too obvious to most people to mention? - furrykef (Talk at me) 01:07, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
- True. I've added the sentence "Developers wishing to use it in a non-open source project would be required to rewrite the algorithm without using any of Kreed's existing code." This should make things more clear. However, I've looked at the code - basically the only thing about GPL is the website which says "2xSaI is free under GPL". It never mentions the license by its full name, or anywhere in the code. So unfortunately for Kreed, it's probably not legally GPL (The GPL actually requires that the full text of the GPL is distributed with the program - this text does not appear anywhere). —EatMyShortz 11:15, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
