Putting a code open source

I'm writing a big materials simulator with Matlab and want to release it open source thorough the University website and a dedicated one, is there a specific pathway?

[Mike Croucher]

The suggested pathway these days is

1. Put the code on GitHub. Consider this your development version
2. Link it to File Exchange to help MATLAB users discover and install it more easily. This can be done automatically.
3. Ensure that there are some 'Open in MATLAB Online' badges linked to apps or live scripts that clearly demonstrate how to use your simulator.

More details in my article Do these 3 things to increase the reach of your open source MATLAB toolbox » The MATLAB Blog - MATLAB & Simulink

Answer 1

[Bjorn Gustavsson]

Put an open-source copyright/copyleft license on your code, look for example for GPL version 3, or other open-source license (wikipedia is a good source for various variants. The nuances regarding what's permitted and prohibited under

different licenses is too complex for me to advice on.). Tar/zip everything up and make available, consider using git-hub or similar, I really like to find stuff at the matlab central file exchange, so in my opinion that is a good place for others to

make their code available. On that part there is not that much more to it.

Then I always find tools with good documentation, examples and integrated help-facilities very important for me to use tools. You might benefit from making sure your tool has as low an entrance-threshold as you can make it.

HTH

Answer 2

[Hans Scharler]

You can share your open source MATLAB project via GitHub and then peer it to File Exchange. This will get you maximum reach and the project is installable from MATLAB Add On Explorer.