[BioC] GeneSpring can call R functions?

[A.J. Rossini]

Sure, you can write a little GUI on top of R and sell it. 

As long as you obey any/all licenses stuck on to the components, some
of which require you to provide both the source and the right for the
buyer to have the same rights as you had.

On 5/18/05, Ken Termiso <jerk_alert at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I was chatting with a friend of mine yesterday who was griping about how
> he's stuck with GeneSpring and how he wishes he could learn R in a
> reasonable amount of time, and he showed me his Genespring layout on his
> computer...
> 
> GeneSpring now apparently can call R functions from the command line on a
> windows PC (GeneSpring apparently isn't very stable on anything else...LOL).
> I think I saw one to do an RMA norm of CEL files, and I'm not sure what
> else, but what I'm wondering is whether or not this is actually legal? If
> I'm a software developer, can I just go ahead and write a little GUI on top
> of R and sell it?? This seems like outright thievery to me.
> 
> It's probably safe to say that most of the algorithms in GeneSpring are
> probably ripped straight from open source software, repackaged in a pretty
> GUI, and resold, but it seems that this is a little bit over the line...
> 
> just my .02
> 
> What do you think?
> 
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-- 
best,
-tony

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A.J. Rossini
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