Re: proposal for new m-file function

[Ben Abbott]

On Mar 26, 2012, at 7:10 AM, c. wrote:

> On 26 Mar 2012, at 12:26, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> 
>> I do wonder if Lundgreen chose the BSD license due to the Mathworks'
>> bullying. The copyright says 2009, which is when TMW started to force
>> that license on everyone, so that they could impose restrictions like
>> these:
>> 
>>   http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/termsofuse.html#content
> 
> I think that is indeed the case as the same file is also distributed on 
> Matlab Central,
> but the MC restrictions should not apply to us as we obtained the function 
> from Lundgreen's
> persoal website and not from MC.
> c.

I heard back from Jonas. He recommends we use a newer version, splinefit.m. It 
is currently only available for Matlab's FileExchange.

        http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/13812-splinefit

I've replied and mentioned our concerns about the terms of use, and linked to 
the parts that are worrisome for us.

Ben