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From: "John D'Errico" <woodchips@rochester.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: FEX: the ML file exchange censored and stifled by the makers of MATLAB (TMW)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:05:02 +0000 (UTC)
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"John D'Errico" <woodchips@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message <grf73d$bn6$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> "Matthew Simoneau" <matthew@mathworks.com> wrote in message <grdkfd$aqe$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> > We've been paying close attention to all the feedback.  We were surprised that the contest triggered this reaction, but welcome the chance to discuss these deeper issues.
> > 
> 
> I believe the FEX has some major flaws as it is now.
> Surely it can be improved. What should be done
> though?

Another idea:

Tagging can be useful, if TMW offers us the ability
to actively work with tags.

Provide me the ability to weight any tag, any author,
even any specific file, with a weight in the interval
[0,100] in a watchlist.

John