wfmath_1.0.1-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Markus Koschany]

On 06.08.2013 23:04, Paul Tagliamonte wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 10:58:39PM +0200, Markus Koschany wrote:
>> Hello Paul and Stephen,
> 
> Hi, Markus,
> 
>>
>> I read your conversation about wfmath and thought this link could be useful.
> 
>>
>> http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/eack.html
>>
>> I fully agree with Stephen here that Mersenne Twister is a completely
>> free algorithm licensed under the BSD-3-clause.
>>
>> A quote from the above link. I have underlined important wordings.
>>
>> MT is a free ware. _Use as you like_. When you use the code, _I wish_
>> you to let me know how and what purpose you use it, how is the result,
>> and a proper reference to your result, _if you can_, preferably to m-mat
>> @ math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (remove two spaces by hand). _If possible_,
>> let me know a link to your results.
> 
> Can you point to where this is in the source tree?

Hi,

I hope I understand you correctly but just follow

http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/ewhat-is-mt.html

The link is in MersenneTwister.h.

Then click on "Asks and Acknowledgements"

You raised concerns about the "compulsory" wording of the sentence

"When you use this, send an email to: matumoto at math.keio.ac.jp
with an appropriate reference to your work."

I agree that this sentence is misleading but the text on the homepage
clarifies the original intent in my opinion.

Another possibility would be to contact the original authors and ask for
another clarification but I think that shouldn't be necessary.

I would deem a comment in debian/copyright pointing to

http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/eack.html

appropriate to clarify the intentions of the original copyright holders.

Markus




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