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+title: License
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+---
+
+The source code for Octave is freely redistributable under the
+terms of the GNU General Public License
+(<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GPL</a>) as published by
+the <a href="http://www.fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>.
+
+Simply put, the GPL says that anyone who redistributes the
+software, with or without changes, must pass along the freedom to
+further copy and change it.  By distributing the complete source
+code for GNU Octave under the terms of the GPL, we guarantee that
+you and all other users will have the freedom to redistribute and
+change Octave.
+
+Releasing the source code for Octave has another benefit as well.
+By having access to all of the source code for a mathematical
+system like Octave, you have the ability to see <em>exactly</em>
+how each and every computation is performed.  There are no black
+boxes that hide the details of any calculation.
+
+Although enhancements to Octave that are written as function files
+in Octave's scripting language are not required to be
+redistributed under the terms of the GPL, we encourage you to
+release your enhancements to Octave under the same terms for the
+benefit of all users.  We also encourage you
+to <a href="get-involved.html">get involved with the Octave
+project</a> and submit your changes for inclusion in future
+versions of Octave.