Re: [OctDev] GPL violations

[Søren H. <so...@ha...>]

tor, 26 08 2010 kl. 22:50 +0200, skrev David Bateman:
> Judd Storrs wrote:
> > Sorry to be the hatchet man, but... I'll tear the band-aid quickly:
> >
> > The following packages violate the licensing terms of the various octave
> > releases (GPLv2,3) and cannot be distributed even as source code.
> >
> > GPC :: http://octave.sourceforge.net/gpc/index.html
> >   
> The author of this package has been approached in the past about the 
> compatibility of his code with the GPL and he had no desire to change 
> his license or allow distribution.. I'd be happy to see this package go, 
> but maybe you should talk with Rafael Laboissiere first.

Rafael is an important part of the community, so I definitely want his
input before making any decisions.

Søren