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