On 07/09/2018 11:38 AM, Ian McCallion wrote:
> Another possible interpretation of "Commercial Use" is a product that is
> sold but depends on Octave to work and the user is instructed to install
> Octave before trying to use the product.
>
> I assume this is allowed.
I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand, it depends on the details and
whether the product is a derivative work of Octave. The method of
distribution doesn't really matter. If a product actually "depends on
Octave to work" then that sounds like a derivative work of Octave to me.
Surely Octave is merely providing APIs (like android or any other operating system does) and the product is simply a (maybe paid-for) proprietary app.
Cheers... Ian