[petsc-dev] Reminder: *every* symbol with extern linkage *must* be namespaced

[Barry Smith]

  It should be done as a --download-tetgen  

  I don't want that --with-gnu-copyright approach reintroduced.

   Barry

On Mar 17, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Jed Brown wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 13:57, Sean Farley <sean at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> Matt, this really needs to be its own external package (unless you have written permission the author of tetgen?) before 3.3 is released. I don't think the license for tetgen jives with petsc's license, namely, tetgen doesn't allow commercial use (which petsc does) without contacting the author. If tetgen were an external package, then everything would be ok, I believe.
> 
> Good point, here's the license text (emphasis added). The TetGen source has to be removed or you have to put in a configure option like the old --with-gnu-copyright-code to disable it.
> 
> 
> TetGen License
> --------------
> 
> The software (TetGen) is licensed under the terms of the  MIT  license
> with the following exceptions:
> 
> Distribution of  modified  versions  of this code is permissible UNDER
> THE CONDITION THAT  THIS CODE AND ANY MODIFICATIONS  MADE TO IT IN THE
> SAME SOURCE FILES  tetgen.h AND tetgen.cxx  REMAIN UNDER  COPYRIGHT OF
> THE  ORIGINAL AUTHOR,  BOTH  SOURCE AND OBJECT  CODE  ARE MADE  FREELY
> AVAILABLE  WITHOUT   CHARGE,   AND  CLEAR   NOTICE  IS  GIVEN  OF  THE 
> MODIFICATIONS.
> 
> Distribution of this code for  any  commercial purpose  is permissible
> ONLY BY DIRECT ARRANGEMENT WITH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.
> 
> The full  license text is reproduced below.
> 
> This means that TetGen is no free software, but for private, research,
> and  educational purposes it  can be  used at  absolutely no  cost and
> without further arrangements.
> 
> 
> For details, see http://tetgen.berlios.de
>