Re: GUI Octave

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

2011/2/13 Ben Abbott <address@hidden>:
>
> On Feb 13, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:

>> The COPL is particularly problematic, since it has awkward
>> restrictions like no commercial use.
>
> I don't think there is any general restriction regarding commercial use.

The actual text of the COPL is here (probably should fix Wikipedia to
link to it):

     http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx

Read section 5. It's actually kinda nice to put all of their
restrictions under a section called "restrictions". You can't sell it
unless you include it as part of a larger bundle. No *immoral*
purposes (so I guess no image processing of pornographic content?).
Further up, it also forbids you from distributing documentation
without the author's consent.

Pretty ugly license if you ask me... I hope GUIOctave's dependency on
it is weak.

- Jordi G. H.