Is this code in the public domain?

[UnixJunkie]

I am interested into packaging your data structure for opam.
But I'd have to work on the code.
If you want to add a license, I would recommend LGPL with linking exception, as is the norm
for ocaml libraries.

[bpr]

I'll add whatever license you feel is best. LGPL with linking is the norm? That's interesting, MIT and Apache are the norm in the field I work in, but I haven't followed OCaml for a while.

Thanks for your interest!

[hcarty]

MIT and Apache 2 are both common in the OCaml world as well, FWIW.

[UnixJunkie]

I even like BSD. But that's your code so you choose. The default is public domain if you don't specify.

[hcarty]

My understanding is that the default is definitely not public domain, but rather no license - no one else has rights to use the code under any conditions.

[rgrinberg]

Also note the relatively new but already popular ISC license. It's basically MIT/BSD but with a simpler text. Used a lot in the mirage project.

[UnixJunkie]

If many people are interested by this code, they might be interested by this one too: https://github.com/UnixJunkie/vantage_point_tree_from_codepad. I found it on the web some time ago, but now it's not online anymore. Is it public domain also? Does someone known the original author?

[bpr]

MIT license added.

[UnixJunkie]

@hcarty maybe you will like this one: https://github.com/UnixJunkie/vp-tree/blob/master/vp_tree.ml

[hcarty]

@bpr Thanks for clarifying the license!

@UnixJunkie Thanks for the link!