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

[Ben Abbott]

On Nov 13, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Sergei Steshenko wrote:

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>> 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