# HG changeset patch # User Kai T. Ohlhus # Date 1476194520 -7200 # Node ID 6a5226561c9ba47a54ccf8aca0b51e8d3cb845d4 # Parent ca344ecdfffaee0ed779c89330ce8d48bb67efd4 Markdownify license.md. diff -r ca344ecdfffa -r 6a5226561c9b license.md --- a/license.md Tue Oct 11 16:01:37 2016 +0200 +++ b/license.md Tue Oct 11 16:02:00 2016 +0200 @@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ --- The source code for Octave is freely redistributable under the -terms of the GNU General Public License -(GPL) as published by -the Free Software Foundation. +terms of the [GNU General Public License (GPL)][1] as published by +the [Free Software Foundation][2]. Simply put, the GPL says that anyone who redistributes the software, with or without changes, must pass along the freedom to @@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ 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 exactly +system like Octave, you have the ability to see *exactly* how each and every computation is performed. There are no black boxes that hide the details of any calculation. @@ -26,7 +25,10 @@ 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 get involved with the Octave -project and submit your changes for inclusion in future -versions of Octave. +benefit of all users. We also encourage you to +[get involved with the Octave project][3] and submit your changes +for inclusion in future versions of Octave. + +[1]: https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html +[2]: https://www.fsf.org/ +[3]: contribute.html