Bessel function scaling + limited range?

[Kris Kuhlman]

On Feb 6, 2008 9:06 PM, John W. Eaton <jwe at bevo.che.wisc.edu> wrote:

> | So maybe this is an uninformed question or comment, but I will state
> what
> | seems to be to be the obvious.  Since Matlab uses the same Amos Fortran
> | library that Octave does (according to the "help besseli" command), can
> | there really be a non-commercial-use license attached with it?
>
> Maybe they negotiated some different terms?  If you are interested in
> having updated versions of these routines in Octave, then please ask
> the ACM if they would allow distribution under terms that are
> compatible with the GPL.
>
>
Looking at the ACM copyright notice page:
http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_policy/softwareCRnotice.html

I guess it is part (b) of #4 that is the reason it can't be in octave?

User may modify the Software and distribute that modified work to third
> parties provided that: (a) if posted separately, it clearly acknowledges
> that it contains material copyrighted by ACM (b) no charge is associated
> with such copies, (c) User agrees to notify ACM and the Author(s) of the
> distribution, and (d) User clearly notifies secondary users that such
> modified work is not the original Software.
>

Thanks for the info, otherwise.  It is all much clearer now.

Kris
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