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