[Numpy-discussion] Windows wheels using MKL?

[RayS]

I've often wondered the particulars of the MKL; I have licensed via 
Enthought and distributed compiled works to client(s), and often use 
C. Gohkle's distros myself.

- Ray

At 05:29 PM 3/26/2014, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Matthew Brett 
><matthew.brett at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can I check what is stopping us building official numpy binary wheels
> > for Windows using the Intel Math Kernel Library?
> >
> > * We'd need developer licenses, but those sound like they would be
> > easy to come by
> > * We'd have to add something to the license for the wheel on the lines
> > of the Canopy license [1], derived from the MKL license [2] - is that
> > a problem?
> >
> > Are there other problems for numpy?
>
>Talking with Fernando, we identified these as being the key problem
>clauses in the MKL license [1]:
>
><start quote>
>D. DISTRIBUTION: Distribution of the Redistributables is also subject
>to the following limitations:
>[snipped clauses]
>  (iv) shall use a license agreement
>that prohibits disassembly and reverse engineering of the
>Redistributables, (v) shall indemnify, hold
>harmless, and defend Intel and its suppliers from and against any
>claims or lawsuits, including
>attorney's fees, that arise or result from your distribution of any product.
></end quote>
>
>The first is a problem that might conceivably be adequately solved by
>adding a paragraph to the Pypi page for numpy ("If you download and
>install the windows binaries, you also agree... ") and copying a new
>clause into the license in the installed tree.   Maybe.   The second
>looks like it would be very hard to deal with for open source project
>like us....
>
>Cheers (sadly),
>
>Matthew
>
>[1] 
>http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-software-development-products-license-agreement
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