Re: [fink-core] Running Octave from Fink?

[Sergei Steshenko]

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> On Nov 13, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Sergei Steshenko wrote:
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>>>  Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:38 AM
>>>  Subject: Re: [fink-core] Running Octave from Fink?
>>  [snip]
>>>  The FSF now considers the APSL to be a free software license with two 
> major 
>>>  practical problems, reminiscent of the NPL:
>>> 
>>>      • It is not a true copyleft, because it allows linking with other 
> files 
>>>  which may be entirely proprietary.
>>>      • It is incompatible with the GPL.
>>>  (/quote)
>>> 
>>>  Looks like the APSL qualifies as free, but it is not compatible with 
> GPL.
>>> 
>>>  Ben
>> 
>> 
>>  "it allows linking with other files which may be entirely 
> proprietary" - so what ? Does, for example, BSD license impose limitations 
> on linking ? Or Apache license ?
>> 
>>  "it is not compatible with GPL" - we've already beaten that 
> dead horse to sub-elementary particles, ans the _solution_ (from end user 
> point 
> view) is:
>> 
>>  build from sources locally and do not distribute the binary.
> 
> Actually, my understanding is that Xcode presents somewhat of a borderline 
> case, 
> but that we (for the moment) are able to distribute a binary.
> 
> I've been wondering is it possible to build Octave using Microsoft Visual 
> Studio without compiling any include files with MSFT licenses?
> 
> Be

"I've been wondering is it possible to build Octave using Microsoft Visual 
Studio without compiling any include files with MSFT licenses?" - probably yes 
- have a look at http://mxe.cc/ and pay attention to what they are doing to .h 
files.


I once tried this thing to build something elementary for Windows - just to 
make sure that the process works. It did - though I tried that primitive 
program (I think it was just a main window with standard buttons) under Wine.


Regards,
  Sergei.



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