Re: Re-distributing Octave built with Intel Compilers?

[Jeff Layton]

On 07/22/2016 02:54 PM, Mike Miller wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:45:33 -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Something of a licensing question... If I build Octave with
> > the Intel Compilers and I have a license that allows for
> > redistribution of the Intel components (runtime libs), can
> > I redistribute Octave?
> As a GNU project, we would of course prefer, but cannot require, that
> you use the GNU compiler collection.
>
> As just one of the copyright holders to a very small part of the Octave
> code base, I would personally object to you distributing a binary
> derived from the Octave source code that depends on and includes
> non-free binary blobs, and I think many others would as well.
>
> As a non-lawyer, maybe better to ask address@hidden

Thanks! I sent an email to the address you provided.

A follow-on question, if I build Octave with the Intel compilers
for my own personal use (not re-distributing), I'm assuming
that I still comply with the GPL that Octave uses. Is this true?

Thanks!

Jeff