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3 title: License
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7 The source code for Octave is freely redistributable under the
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8 terms of the [GNU General Public License (GPL)][1] as published by
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9 the [Free Software Foundation][2].
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11 Simply put, the GPL says that anyone who redistributes the
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12 software, with or without changes, must pass along the freedom to
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13 further copy and change it. By distributing the complete source
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14 code for GNU Octave under the terms of the GPL, we guarantee that
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15 you and all other users will have the freedom to redistribute and
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16 change Octave.
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18 Releasing the source code for Octave has another benefit as well.
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19 By having access to all of the source code for a mathematical
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20 system like Octave, you have the ability to see *exactly*
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21 how each and every computation is performed. There are no black
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22 boxes that hide the details of any calculation.
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24 Although enhancements to Octave that are written as function files
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25 in Octave's scripting language are not required to be
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26 redistributed under the terms of the GPL, we encourage you to
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27 release your enhancements to Octave under the same terms for the
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28 benefit of all users. We also encourage you to
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29 [get involved with the Octave project][3] and submit your changes
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30 for inclusion in future versions of Octave.
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32 [1]: https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
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33 [2]: https://www.fsf.org/
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34 [3]: {{ "get-involved.html" | relative_url }}