Re: [OctDev] [markespl@yahoo.com: Re: Reading netcdf files]

[Paul K. <pki...@us...>]

One problem I see is the following:

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That is according to RMS a restriction which is not in the GPL and
so is not a GPL compatible license, and so we are not allowed to
redistribute netCDF linked to Octave, which means we have to put
it into nonfree/netCDF with NOINSTALL in the directory  :-(

The other issue is whether we would rather have the mexCDF
interface on octave-forge.  It works, but I haven't yet heard from
the author under which license he will release the script files he
uses to run it (if any).  The mex files are already appropriately
licensed, but they are not callable in a user-friendly fashion.

Paul Kienzle
pki...@us...

Rafael Laboissiere wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Some time ago, Mark Esplin posted in help-octave a DLD file for loading
> NetCDF files into Octave.  He sent to me a distributable version of his
> file, containing a copyright and a license statement.  Together with the
> ncsave.cc file that I posted two years ago in help-octave, this could be a
> interesting addition to OctaveForge.  They are attached below.
>
> I will commit our files to the CVS repository, if nobody objects.  I am
> accepting suggestions about the place to put it (I am too lazy to figure out
> by myself...)
>
> --
> Rafael Laboissiere
>
>   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Reading netcdf files
> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 14:08:50 -0500
> From: Mark Esplin <mar...@ya...>
> Reply-To: mar...@sd...
> To: Rafael Laboissiere <ra...@ic...>
> References: <200...@be...> <200...@cr...> <200...@ga...>
>
>         Here is my new and improved extension for reading a netcdf file.  I changed
> the name to ncload.  You volunteered to pass it on to were it needs to go to
> be of use didn't you?
>
>                             -Mark Esplin
>
> On Friday 02 November 2001 05:16 pm, you wrote:
> > * Mark Esplin <mar...@ya...> [2001-11-02 15:54]:
> > > I want to fix ncrdvar.cc a bit so that I don't have to read an entire
> > > variable.  I might should also rename it to ncload to make it more
> > > consistent with the rest of octave and your extention.
> >
> > Yhat sounds reasonable.
> >
> > > To copyright it GPL is all I have to do is put in a copyright statement?
> >
> > See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.
>
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