CGAL users discussion list

[Monique Teillaud <>]

Le 16/03/12 11:15, Laurent Rineau (GeometryFactory) a écrit :
> Le vendredi 16 mars 2012 02:03:25 Zohar a écrit :
> > I finally found something in the history release:
> >
> > "2D Voronoi Diagram Adaptor (temporarily removed)"
> >
> > I mean, I googled for it, searched the index, replacement files, and
> > nothing. One day just poof it's gone .
> >
> > Guys, I think you should leave the doc, and replacement headers with
> > explanation why it's gone, some tips what to use instead, and somewhere the
> > word deprecate.
>
> Here we have a legal issue. The CGAL project cannot ship that package under
> GPLv3+ for a limited period, deprecate it, and remove it. We do not have that
> right. We had not really the choice.
>
> Keep using CGAL-3.9, where the package is under QPL.

note that the manual of 3.9 is still accessible
http://www.cgal.org/Manual/3.9/doc_html/cgal_manual/Voronoi_diagram_2/Chapter_main.html

> If that issue is really a blocker for your work, make the head of your
> department write to the head of department of the authors of 2D Voronoi
> Diagram Adaptor. Maybe that could speed up the resolution of that legal issue.

best,

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Monique Teillaud
INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée
http://www.inria.fr/sophia/members/Monique.Teillaud/