On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Martin Helm <[email protected]> wrote: > Am Freitag, 27. August 2010, 21:06:44 schrieb Jaroslav Hajek: >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Judd Storrs <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Jaroslav Hajek <[email protected]> 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. > > Wouldn't that logic mean that the validity of a BSD or GPL license depends on > the fact from where the source code is downloaded?
The BSD allows adding restrictions; GPL does not. So much the facts. If you wish, search the previous discussion on this topic. Basically, there were two fundamental questions: 1. Whether it is legal to add restrictions to BSD code when it's redistributed without modifications. 2. Whether it is legal to add such restrictions through an external ToS agreement. Pick your own answers, I made a promise to avoid further speculations. I'm just stating the facts. hth -- RNDr. Jaroslav Hajek, PhD computing expert & GNU Octave developer Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLU) Prague, Czech Republic url: www.highegg.matfyz.cz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
