From octave-sources-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Thu May 10 01:03:23 2001
Subject: Re: Image toolbox additions
From: Paul Kienzle <pkienzle at kienzle dot powernet dot co dot uk>
To: Walery Studennikov <hqsoftware at mail dot ru>
Cc: octave-sources at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 16:15:24 +0100

> I haven't found that.
> There are "GNU Octave Repository" and "... octave add-ons",
> but "The project has not released any files".

http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave

If you scroll down, you will see CVS Repository and Browse CVS.  These
will allow you to examine the contents.

>  
> > Sourceforge also has dhbar.m, which accepts matrix Y and either produces
> > stacked or grouped bars.  It would be nice to merge this with your
> > width control.  dhbar also fills the bars with hatching, which is a
> > property you may or may not want to preserve.
> > 
> > You can join source forge as a developer in you plan to add more
> 
> Do I need special permissions to do that?

To join source forge you do not need special permission.  Once you have
a source forge account, you need to ask one of the project admins to
add you to the project.

> 
> > functions, or I can add the functions for you.  First, however, you
> > must select a license since no license means that nobody else can modify
> > and/or redistribute your source.  Either you can choose to put your code
> > in the public domain, give it an X11 style license, or for consistency
> > with the rest of octave, give it a GPL license.
> 
> You can put it for me. You can choose the license that is used by
> the most octave m-files.

GPL

> 
> PS: It is not quite clear for me: this sourceforge stuff
> is some parallel project for octave?

Octave is conservative about accepting functions.  Octave.SF is permissive.

> Will those submissions be included on the main octave
> sources? If not... why?

There is as yet no mechanism for moving functions from octave.SF to the
main Octave distribution.

> 
> 
> Regards, Walery
> 
> 
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