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Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile
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Vivien Kraus |
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Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile |
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Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:56:13 +0200 |
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Le mardi 29 juin 2021 à 09:56 +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de a écrit :
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 04:38:50PM -0500, Tim Meehan wrote:
> > Say for instance, I have found an algorithm for scalar function
> > minimization on a website, written in C. It is posted with a
> license for
> > use. If I write something based on this hypothetical code, is it
> then
> > clearly also licensed in the same manner?
>
> Definitely not: a license is about copyright, and copyright protects
> the
> expression of an idea, not the idea itself (the Lord of the Rings is
> under
> copyright, but if you write a novel involving very old talking trees,
> you
> dont infringe on that).
The idea is the algorithm, but the expression of the idea is the C
program. If you copy the C program, you are indeed bound by the license
of the C program.
> You might want to not use exactly the same variable names, just to
> make sure :)
I would not do that. It will just make the program harder to read.
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, (continued)
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, Nate Rosenbloom, 2021/06/29
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, Vivien Kraus, 2021/06/29
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, Nate Rosenbloom, 2021/06/29
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, tomas, 2021/06/29
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, Tim Meehan, 2021/06/29
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, tomas, 2021/06/30
Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, Jay Sulzberger, 2021/06/29
Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide, 2021/06/29
Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile, tomas, 2021/06/29
- Re: re-writing algorithms in Guile,
Vivien Kraus <=