Matrix regression of distnce matrices + non negative least square

[Corrado]

Dear friends,

I would like to solve the following regression problem:

y=c1 x1 + c2 x2 + .... + cn xn

where the y, xi are all matrices and the ci are constants that need to be 
determined. The y, xi are distance matrices (symmetric). Obviously ci should 
be forced to positive or null (i.e. non negative).

Any suggestion? 

I will be more than happy to share the results of my quest with the list or 
developers.
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Corrado Topi

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