Re: [fink-core] Running Octave from Fink?
Benjamin Abbott <[email protected]>
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On Nov 13, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Michael Goffioul <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]>; "[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? > > 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. Ok. So the situation is the same as for MacOS. Ben _______________________________________________ Help-octave mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave