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remove weka dependency #65
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Weka is used for SVM I think but also has a very specific version o thef |
not using liblinear for svm? |
As far as I know it is not used directly in any of the libraries. There's only one wrapper to call its classifiers. On another line, what issue does it create? I mean, why can't we say "if you use any component which uses external tools you're subject to their license"? |
That might be a way out but I suspect it would be subject to serious debate. The simplest way to resolve it is to avoid the dependency. Here's one take: http://blog.milkingthegnu.org/2008/04/gpl-for-dummies.html -- and the bottom line is the intent of the creator in using GPL in the first place. |
Well I don't think "avoiding dependency" is possible. In fact recently Dan's undergrad student was working to add more external libraries (e.g. for neural networks). External dependencies are unavoidable. |
We can use any dependency that uses a LGPL-like license, so it's not a blanket avoidance. |
weka has GPL2 license, not compatible with academic use. Can we remove, or at least separate, the Weka dependency?
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