Re: [fink-core] Running Octave from Fink?
Ben Abbott <[email protected]>
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On Nov 13, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Sergei Steshenko wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ben Abbott <[email protected]> >> To: Sergei Steshenko <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; edmund ronald <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [fink-core] Running Octave from Fink? > [snip] >> The FSF now considers the APSL to be a free software license with two major >> practical problems, reminiscent of the NPL: >> >> • It is not a true copyleft, because it allows linking with other files >> which may be entirely proprietary. >> • It is incompatible with the GPL. >> (/quote) >> >> Looks like the APSL qualifies as free, but it is not compatible with GPL. >> >> Ben > > > "it allows linking with other files which may be entirely proprietary" - so what ? Does, for example, BSD license impose limitations on linking ? Or Apache license ? > > "it is not compatible with GPL" - we've already beaten that dead horse to sub-elementary particles, ans the _solution_ (from end user point view) is: > > build from sources locally and do not distribute the binary. Actually, my understanding is that Xcode presents somewhat of a borderline case, but that we (for the moment) are able to distribute a binary. I've been wondering is it possible to build Octave using Microsoft Visual Studio without compiling any include files with MSFT licenses? Be