R help - Nov 2001 - non-negative least squares?

In July of 1999 Douglas Bates invited R users to implement an algorithm for
non-negative least squares based on Bates and Wolf, 1984: Communications in
Statistics, Part B 13:841-850.
<http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/R/help/99b/0058.html>

I'm wondering if anybody has implemented this or something similar so I
won't have to reinvent the wheel.

Thanks!

Bob Abugov

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On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Robert Abugov wrote:
>
> In July of 1999 Douglas Bates invited R users to implement an algorithm for
> non-negative least squares based on Bates and Wolf, 1984: Communications in
> Statistics, Part B 13:841-850.
> <http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/R/help/99b/0058.html>
>
> I'm wondering if anybody has implemented this or something similar so I
> won't have to reinvent the wheel.
I just use optim() on the sum of squares with non-negativity constraints.
That did not exist in 1999.


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