Re: Directory Listing in Octave -- Recursion

[Kai Torben Ohlhus]

On 6/18/20 12:19 AM, Andrew Janke wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/17/20 10:15 AM, Markus Mützel wrote:
>> Am 17. Juni 2020 um 15:53 Uhr schrieb "Stefan Pofahl":
>>> I found also a solution here:
>>> https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/19550-recursive-directory-listing
>>> rdir by Gus 
>>> Brow.[https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/profile/authors/1231514-gus-brown]
>>> I have not tried another variant:
>>> https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47125-rdir-m[https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47125-rdir-m]
>>> by  
>>> Core.[https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/profile/authors/4964828-corey]
>>>  
>>> I modified the one from Gus Browto make it compatible to Octave.
>>> Matlab does not need this function any longer, as the "**" syntax is since 
>>> Matlab v2016b integrated into dir().
>>>  
>>> Attached the version that I use.
>>>  
>>
>> Please, use bottom posting on this list.
>>
>> The license agreement of The Mathworks' FileExchange doesn't permit using 
>> those functions (or work derived of them) with other software than their own.
>> You should have received a copy of that license when downloading the files 
>> from the FileExchange:
>>
>> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>> modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
>> met:
>>
>> * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>> notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>> * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
>> notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
>> the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>> * In all cases, the software is, and all modifications and derivatives
>> of the software shall be, licensed to you solely for use in conjunction
>> with MathWorks products and service offerings.
>>
>>
>> Please, do not distribute such files on the Octave mailing list.
>>
>> Markus
> 
> I'm not sure that this is true any more. MathWorks File Exchange has
> switched to using the BSD 3-Clause license for all programs posted
> there. So it may depend on exactly when the file was published.
> 
> The license for this particular posting appears to be BSD 2-Clause, not
> the variant license with the "MathWorks productions only" clause.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andrew
> 


@Markus, where did you get this text from, especially the third * looks
interesting precise?  For me it was not contained in the download.

@Andrew, nevertheless, I think The Mathworks has not changed it's terms
of use since 2016 .  There they are very explicit about the usage of
"their" hosted code.

Kai

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https://wiki.octave.org/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_use_code_from_File_Exchange_in_Octave.3F