From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Mon Jan 25 09:11:06 1999
Subject: Re: gnuplot 3.7, GPLed
From: turner at blueskystudios dot com (John Turner)
To: help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:13:11 -0500 (EST)

>>>>> "GP" == Gabriel Panzenboeck <Gabriel dot Panzenboeck at wu-wien dot ac dot at> writes:

GP> gnuplot 3.7 was released today:
GP> http://linuxtoday.com/stories/2529.html
GP> 
GP> "One of the most important changes in this release is the revised 
GP> copyright statement. gnuplot can now be distributed
GP> in binary form even if the sources were modified, provided that the
GP> conditions in the copyright statement are satisfied. "
GP> 
GP> this seams to be good news for octave?

It is good news, but contrary to your subject, it is *not* GPLed.  It
is still a more restrictive license.  If you want to read it:

  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/6647/

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