Re: Xoctave - Human interface to GNU Octave

[Francesco Potorti`]

>> The question here is whether Xoctave constitutes a derivative work.
>> The homepage says Octave is encapsulated using pipes, which is
>> probably OK (not a derivative work).
>
>It is a derived work if XOctave is bundled with Octave when it is shipped so
>that Octave and XOctave become a single product in the eyes of the
>user.

No, this is not a problem either.  Mere aggregation on a distribution
medium is not covered by the GPL.  Only thing that matters is the
interaction mechanism.  If Xoctave uses pipes to communicate with
Octave, they are two very clearly separated programs, and no GPL license
issues can exist.

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