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<h2 class="chapter">2 Licensing Issues</h2>
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="GPL.html#GPL">If I write code using Octave do I have to release it under the GPL?</a>: <li><a accesskey="2" href="Licensing-MEX-Files.html#Licensing-MEX-Files">Since the MEX interface allows plugins to be distributed under terms that are incompatible with the GPL, does this mean that you are encouraging people to to write non-free software for Octave?</a>: <li><a accesskey="3" href="Requesting-License-Changes.html#Requesting-License-Changes">I wrote a program that links with Octave libraries and I don't want to release it under the terms of the GPL. Will you change the license of the Octave libraries for me?</a>: </ul>
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