licenses and law

[Daniel Heiserer]

Joao Cardoso wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> At <http://www.mathworks.com/ftp/optimsv4.shtml> you can find several
> optimization algoritms. I tried dsmax with sucess on Octave with only
> very small modofications.
> 
> The Mathworks download license says:
> 
>  The rules for M-file submissions are,
> 
>         1. The authors name and address (e-mail or otherwise) must
>            be included.
> ...
> 
>         5. All files submitted should represent your own work and
> include
>            no material copyrighted by The MathWorks or any other party.
> 
>         6. This archive is publicly accessible.  All files submitted
>            to the archive are subject to public distribution.  Please
>            submit only those files you wish to be put into the public
>            domain.
> 
> And I supose that they can be distributed with Octave. As I am not an
> Optimization guru, I can't rewrite those functions "without looking the
> code", but I can adapt them for use with Octave. Is it legal?
>

Be careful, they have a free download side (some m-files from
volunteers) AND another toolbox they sell (probably 
other copyright).