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Re: Result: Octave-UPM on Windows :-(


From: Alexander Hansen
Subject: Re: Result: Octave-UPM on Windows :-(
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:30:15 -0700
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On 11/10/12 10:14 AM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> On 10 November 2012 06:03, Jacob Dawid <address@hidden> wrote:
>> The problem is that we are collecting experience with using VS and by doing
>> that we promote non-free software.
> 
> There's also a practical problem with distribution here, since given
> Visual Studio's non-free nature, our users have to go and chase
> additional libraries on their own, since we are not free to give them
> those libraries ourselves.
> 
> A similar problem occurs with Xcode and free distribution on Mac OS X.
> 
> - Jordi G. H.
> 

Except that Xcode *doesn't install libraries*.

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