Re: [OctDev] GPL violations

[Jaroslav H. <hi...@gm...>]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Judd Storrs <js...@gm...> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Jaroslav Hajek <hi...@gm...> wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps not, but it is what they say - see Terms of Use of Matlab
>> Central. I think the risk is too great for a typical hacker/user to
>> ignore, in spite of yours or anyone else's legal opinion about this.
>> I'd say that software from Matlab File Exchange is at best unadvisable
>> to use with Octave.
>
> I'm sorry I have to remind you that the website's Terms of Service only
> apply to actual use of the website (i.e. comments, accounts etc) and is not
> part of the licensing terms that contributors have selected to distribute
> their code.

I'm sorry I have to remind you that the ToS talks of "all content
contained". I know your opinion about this and you know I don't agree,
but regardless of who is right, I think it is wiser to avoid the risk
however small it may be.

-- 
RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek, PhD
computing expert & GNU Octave developer
Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU)
Prague, Czech Republic
url: www.highegg.matfyz.cz