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Look a bit lower in the FAQ, apparently they were at some point associated with the FSF. Their license also seems copy left to me. So the name wasn't that wrong

by josefx 6y ago

Look a bit lower in the FAQ, apparently they were at some point associated with the FSF. Their license also seems copy left to me. So the name wasn't that wrong and since most end users don't care about these details it probably doesn't make sense to rename it now.

sandyarmstrong 6y ago
> So the name wasn't wrong I'm not sure what you mean by this. The name is a pun on the name of the gnu animal. Just because GNU also made the same pun doesn't mean they are related, or that they have anything to do with each other. gnuplot's history goes back to 1986, when GNU was in its infancy. The name was fine then, and is probably fine now. > Their license also seems copy left to me. The license is interesting! I'm surprised they've stuck with it. But yeah, it does appear copyleftish.