Is there any LGPL or commercial-friendly licensed implementation of Jaro-Winkler distance in .NET?
A:
The SimMetrics library appears to support Jaro-Winkler, and there's a .NET version available for download.
Unfortunately it's licensed under the GPL, but maybe the authors would be amenable to giving/selling you a commercial license.
(NB: I haven't used this library myself, and know absolutely nothing about it.)
LukeH
2009-10-02 16:28:59
Yeah, actually I've just tried it. Quite nice although GPL seems to be the problem. I might get in touch with the developers (.NET + Java dewvelopers :) it's a port) but I think I'll end up writing it by myself.
dr. evil
2009-10-02 16:34:55
GPL is okay as a side-by-side with proprietary programs, meaning don't link against the library, but `popen` a GPLed executable and pass data back and forth that way. Your program can still retain its proprietary license that way. May or may not be suitable for your application. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLInProprietarySystem
Mark Rushakoff
2009-10-02 16:45:17
A:
You could port the strcmp95 routine from the Census Bureau. I would imagine that code is public domain (but don't quote me on that). I haven't found any license that says otherwise.
sixlettervariables
2009-10-02 16:52:06