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.
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.