Re: [Help-gsl] Does my thesis have to be GPLed?

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 09/08/07, Patrick Alken <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Er, by "thesis" I meant "code", not the actual document. Dynamically
> > linking to the GSL, does that mean that my code is a derived work from
> > the GSL or not?
>
> Yes since GSL is under the GPL not the LGPL you would have to GPL
> your code. But I think it only matters if you intend to release
> your program to the public in some form. If you only intend
> to use the program's results in your thesis, you are not actually
> required to publically distribute your program. If you decide
> you want to sell/distribute the program you'd have to GPL it.

We really have to stop this horrid practice in academia of publishing
papers without publishing code. The meat is in the code; the paper is
just the advertisement for the code. :-)

GPL it is then.

- Jordi G. H.