Re: Can we freely use AMOS in Octave?

[Robert T. Short]

On 08/10/2012 07:54 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> On 10 August 2012 19:20, Steven G. Johnson <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Jussi Lehtola wrote:
> > > > The GSL code only supports real arguments, whereas both Octave and Matlab
> > > > support complex arguments.
> > >   .. so shouldn't this capability be added in GSL instead?
> >
> > Possibly, but in the meantime Octave still needs complex-argument Bessel
> > functionality.
> I don't think we're in such a rush. Realistically, complex-argument
> Bessel functions are not a killer feature.
>
> - Jordi G. H.
It is for me.  On the other hand if push comes to shove I will help fix 
the problem.  Making a good Bessel function routine isn't all that 
trivial, but the algorithms have been published and I think we could do 
just fine.

I don't think we should be getting our knickers in a knot though. The 
code on the netlib site is a modification of the original ACM code and I 
think the whole licensing thing is going to get real murky.  I wonder if 
Amos is still around?  He might be the best one to ask for permission.  
I will look into that.

Bob