Re: [fink-core] Running Octave from Fink?

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Ben Abbott <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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]>; "
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> [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?
>

RMS mentioned it in one previous mail: the system exception covers the
compiler (libraries and headers), which is a major part of the system.

Michael.

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