inconsistent condition numbers from cond, det, inv functions

[Ben Abbott]

On Feb 8, 2008, at 6:35 AM, David Bateman wrote:

> Ben Abbott wrote:
>>
>> There have been many functions "adapted" (for octave-forge etc) over
>> the years. I would presume there would be a legal problem with
>> stripping the individual's copyright and adding a collective  
>> copyright
>> (?)
>
> Why? The original author looses nothing and gains copyright to the  
> whole
> of Octave. Why is this an issue?
>
> D.

I'm not saying there is a legal problem, and it is not a problem for  
me. However, there may be some who are endeared to their contributions  
and may debate the point.

Did R have a similar problem?

Ben