Re: Octave reputation

[Thomas Weber]

Hi, 

Am Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2007 00:53:13 schrieb John W. Eaton:
> On 13-Jun-2007, Jordi Gutierrez Hermoso wrote:
> | If you really want to use Matlab and Simulink, just get a copy from
> | the Pirate Bay, or IRC channels, or thereabouts.
>
> Jordi, from your previous posts you seem to be a free software and GPL
> advocate, which I think is great.  But I don't think it helps to
> encourage people to disregard software licenses that don't happen to
> suit them, especially if you want those same people to respect the
> terms of the GPL or other free software licenses.  So please don't use
> the Octave lists to promote proprietary software or to prompt others
> to disregard licenses.

I guess  you are mis-interpreting Jordi. What he describes is a _fact_, not 
what he recommends.

        Thomas