Re: Can we freely use AMOS in Octave?

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 10 August 2012 13:14, Steven G. Johnson <address@hidden> wrote:
> Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh <at> octave.org> writes:
>> As jwe and Dima Sergatskov have pointed out to me privately, Matlab
>> is using the same library, so I'd be kinda surprised if this turned
>> out to be a problem.
>
> Unfortunately, Mathworks could easily have purchased a commercial license
> from ACM.

I kinda doubt it. TMW has played fast and loose with licenses in the
past (e.g. accepting code into Matlab Central for many years with no
clear license given, just like the Amos code itself), and the Amos
code is far enough in the past that it would be consistent with this
treatment.

Let's wait for the ACM response before we decide to do anything. This
may be all be a very minor thing.

- Jordi G. H.