move Matlab references to history (#2012)

* move Matlab references to history

* whatsnew

* Update docs/sphinx/source/index.rst

Co-authored-by: Kevin Anderson <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Kevin Anderson <[email protected]>

Author: cwhanse

README.md

@@ -145,9 +145,8 @@ BSD 3-clause.
 History and acknowledgement
 ===========================
 
-pvlib python started out as a Python translation of the PVLIB MATLAB
-toolbox (developed by the [PVPMC](https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/) at
-Sandia National Laboratories) in 2013 and has grown substantially since then.
+pvlib python began in 2013 as a Python translation of the [PVLIB for Matlab](https://github.com/sandialabs/MATLAB_PV_LIB)
+toolbox developed by Sandia National Laboratories. pvlib python has grown substantially since then.
 Today it contains code contributions from over a hundred individuals worldwide
 and is maintained by a core group of PV modelers from a variety of institutions.
 

docs/sphinx/source/contributing.rst

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ pvlib-python, git, or Python:
 * Improve the documentation and the unit tests.
 * Improve the IPython/Jupyter Notebook tutorials or write new ones that
   demonstrate how to use pvlib-python in your area of expertise.
-* If you have MATLAB experience, you can help us keep pvlib-python
-  up to date with PVLIB_MATLAB or help us develop common unit tests.
-  For more, see `Issue #2 <https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python/issues/2>`_
-  and `Issue #3 <https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python/issues/3>`_.
 * Tell your friends and colleagues about pvlib-python.
 * Add your project to our
   `Projects and publications that use pvlib-python wiki

docs/sphinx/source/index.rst

@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ ensure consistency throughout the library.
 History and acknowledgement
 ===========================
 
-pvlib python started out as a Python translation of the PVLIB MATLAB
-toolbox (developed by the `PVPMC <https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/>`_ at
-Sandia National Laboratories) in 2013 and has grown substantially since then.
+pvlib python began in 2013 as a Python translation of the `PVLIB for Matlab <https://github.com/sandialabs/MATLAB_PV_LIB>`_
+toolbox developed by Sandia National Laboratories. pvlib python has grown substantially since then.
 Today it contains code contributions from over a hundred individuals worldwide
-and is maintained by a core group of PV modelers from a variety institutions.
+and is maintained by a core group of PV modelers from a variety of institutions.
 
 pvlib has been supported directly and indirectly by DOE, NumFOCUS, and
 Google Summer of Code funding, university research projects,

docs/sphinx/source/user_guide/comparison_pvlib_matlab.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ User Guide
    clearsky
    bifacial
    weather_data
-   comparison_pvlib_matlab
    variables_style_rules
    singlediode
    faq

docs/sphinx/source/user_guide/index.rst

@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ instructions on how to contribute. We really appreciate it!
 
 Credits
 -------
-The pvlib-python community thanks Sandia National Lab
-for developing PVLIB Matlab and for supporting
+The pvlib-python community thanks Sandia National Laboratories
+for developing PVLIB for Matlab and for supporting
 Rob Andrews of Calama Consulting to port the library to Python.
 Will Holmgren thanks the Department of Energy's Energy
 Efficiency and Renewable Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

docs/sphinx/source/user_guide/package_overview.rst

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Documentation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Fix variable name typo at
   ``docs\examples\system-models\plot_oedi_9068.py``, (:pull:`1996`)
+* Remove "Comparison with PVLib for Matlab" page from the User Guide (:issue:`2010`, :pull:`2012`)
 
 
 Requirements
@@ -33,3 +34,4 @@ Requirements
 
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Cliff Hansen (:ghuser:`cwhanse`)