Re: strcells functionality in Octave?

[lukshuntim]

On 12/10/2012 01:12 AM, Juan Pablo Carbajal wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On 7 December 2012 17:24, seektime <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> I stumbled upon a function "any2csv.m" on Matlab Central, which I found
>>> useful (by description). Tried it in Octave 3.6.1
>>
>> As I mentioned elsewhere, you should know that you have violated
>> Matlab Central's terms of use and likely are, by their definition, a
>> "pirate":
>>
>>     
>> http://wiki.octave.org/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_use_code_from_File_Exchange_in_Octave.3F_It.27s_released_under_a_BSD_license.21
>>
>> If this code is useful for Octave use, it would be helpful to get the
>> original author to upload it elsewhere.
>>
>> - Jordi G. H.
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> 
> Please try to free the code!
> Send a letter to the author asking they to free their code. Here are
> some examples
> http://wiki.octave.org/Asking_for_package_to_be_released_under_GPL:_examples
> 

Maybe it's useful to add a sentence or two to the FAQ mentioned by Jordi
pointing to this information. Something like this at the end?

"Some examples of letters/email to authors can be found in
http://wiki.octave.org/Asking_for_package_to_be_released_under_GPL:_examples.
Feel free to remix and reuse, just make sure you use your name!"

Regards,
ST
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