Re: Octave fior Android Requires Payment

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

--- On Mon, 2014/5/19, Andy Buckle wrote:
> On 19 May 2014 04:58, Tatsuro MATSUOKA <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> --- On Mon, 2014/5/19, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
> > I tried Octave for Android.
> >
> > It installs Ok, and initializes, presenting a window asking for a 
> > "donation", suggesting $10.
> >
> > If no payment is made, the app starts, presents a "Setting up Octave" 
> > message and hangs, forever.
> >
> > Seems to me to be a violation of the GPL.
> >
> > I removed Octave for Android from my device and will never use or support 
> > it.
> >
> > I do support/donate to octave and FSF.
> >
> 
> I also tried Octave for Android on my Xperia Z1. Donation message also 
> appeared for me. However, octave did not hang up and some calculations were 
> worked correctly. However, plot failed due to missing libdl.so for gnuplot.
> 
> I do not know that the donation message violates the  GPL or not.  But hang 
> up phenomenon seems not relate  whether you donate or not. Perhaps the 
> hang-up is machine and OS version dependent.
> 
> Tatsuro
> 
> 
> 
> I was able to use it after ignoring the payment option (Nexus 5).  I 
> appreciated the effort of producing a quick and easy to install version, so 
> paid $5 after using it for a bit longer.
> 
> I was able to plot after installing the separate octave gnuplot package from 
> the play store. It seems to produce a bitmap and then give you a choice of 
> image viewers. 
> 
> -- 
> /* andy buckle */
Andy
After installing gnuplot package, I can see the plot.  Thanks!
Tatsuro