Is it good practice to take a File Exchange package and re-host independently on GitHub as a public repository for incorporating your own modifications?
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There are FE packages I am using, but they contain some bugs and/or I am adding to or subtracting from them for other various reasons. I have recently begun to learn git, and wish to use this to track changes I make. As long as the BSD license accompanies them to their new home on GitHub, is there any issue with republishing them there?
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Rik
el 13 de Jul. de 2018
I ran into a similar issue with the isnetavl FEX submission (it checks if you are connected to the internet by pinging Google).
I extended it to be compatible with Ubuntu (and probably also Mac), added an optional output, checked if it also works on Octave, and made the tiny adjustment needed to also let it work on Matlab 6.5. I did post a comment stating that I would delete my submission if the original author would update his tool. I also included a direct link in the help block of my function.
That's how I solved it in this case. I think I would be hesitant to re-publish it on GitHub, as there it is harder to make it explicit that you're extending someone else's function, instead of creating your own from scratch.
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