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These are examples of e-mails sent to packages owners asking for a release of their package under GPL compatible licenses. | These are examples of e-mails sent to packages owners asking for a release of their package under GPL compatible licenses. | ||
Please | {{Note|this is only required if the code being requested is available for download ''only'' through File Exchange. Please read the [[FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_use_code_from_File_Exchange_in_Octave.3F_It.27s_released_under_a_BSD_license.21|FAQ]] to understand why permission is required in such cases. However, if, for example, the author also provides the code on their own homepage (or their university/institution homepage) under [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesCompatMean GPL-compatible terms] (such as the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD modified BSD license]), there is no need to bother them with legalese. Of course, you could email them telling that you find their code useful; we all enjoy appreciation of our work.}} | ||
== real2rgb from File Exchange == | == real2rgb from File Exchange == | ||
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you the following | you the following | ||
- You will be properly credited and your papers will be linked as well. | - You will be properly credited and your papers will be linked as well. | ||
- Maintenance of your function, test and demos will be | - Maintenance of your function, test and demos will be shared with the | ||
Octave and Octave-forge community. Of course you can continue contributing, | Octave and Octave-forge community. Of course you can continue contributing, | ||
and we will very happy to have you among us. I will also | and we will very happy to have you among us. I will also | ||
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package[3], since the package have enjoyed several new contributions and | package[3], since the package have enjoyed several new contributions and | ||
code | code | ||
optimization. A group | optimization. A group from the technical | ||
university of Denmark[4] working on nonnegative matrix factorization also | university of Denmark[4] working on nonnegative matrix factorization also | ||
allowed us to redistribute their package under GPLv3. Biomechanics & | allowed us to redistribute their package under GPLv3. Biomechanics & | ||
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example the Matgeom community[2] released under GPLv3 so that | example the Matgeom community[2] released under GPLv3 so that | ||
Octave-forge can mirror they package[3], since the package have | Octave-forge can mirror they package[3], since the package have | ||
enjoyed several new contributions and code optimization. A group | enjoyed several new contributions and code optimization. A group from | ||
the technical | the technical | ||
university of Denmark[4] working on nonnegative matrix factorization | university of Denmark[4] working on nonnegative matrix factorization | ||
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contributing, and we will very happy to have you among us. | contributing, and we will very happy to have you among us. | ||
- I will take care of code formatting, demos and test. | - I will take care of code formatting, demos and test. | ||
- You function will be directly downloaded and installed | - You function will be directly downloaded and installed from an | ||
Octave terminal (assuming it is packed inside linear-algebra package): | Octave terminal (assuming it is packed inside linear-algebra package): | ||
>pkg -forge install linear-algebra | >pkg -forge install linear-algebra | ||
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contributing, and we will very happy to have you among us. | contributing, and we will very happy to have you among us. | ||
- I will take care of code formatting, demos and test. | - I will take care of code formatting, demos and test. | ||
- You function will be directly downloaded and installed | - You function will be directly downloaded and installed from an | ||
Octave terminal (assuming it is packed inside linear-algebra package): | Octave terminal (assuming it is packed inside linear-algebra package): | ||
>pkg -forge install linear-algebra | >pkg -forge install linear-algebra | ||
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- Maintenance of your toolbox, test and demos will be taken over by the Octave and Octave-forge community. Of course you can continue contributing, and we will very happy to have you among us. | - Maintenance of your toolbox, test and demos will be taken over by the Octave and Octave-forge community. Of course you can continue contributing, and we will very happy to have you among us. | ||
- I will take care of code formatting, demos and test. | - I will take care of code formatting, demos and test. | ||
- You function will be directly downloaded and installed | - You function will be directly downloaded and installed from an Octave terminal (assuming it is packed inside linear-algebra package): | ||
>pkg -forge install linear-algebra | >pkg -forge install linear-algebra | ||