Re: save function [take 97]

[Steve C. Thompson]

> However, after 13 years, I've begun to realize that having a nearly
> compatible language encourages users to put the pressure on for full
> compatibility.
The compatibility gets MATLAB users to use Octave.  After a while,
they forget that MATLAB exists.  They use Octave.  Compatibility
becomes a non-issue.

> On  9-Mar-2005, Robert A. Macy <address@hidden> wrote:
> | As bad as it makes octave, octave's goal is to be compatible with
> | matLab language,
>From my experiences, Octave users never look back. Octave doesn't need
to be limited to the functionality of MATLAB.

\begin{prediction}
Octave (or whatever it becomes) will be available for the public long
after MathWorks re-tools their business model, no longer provides
MATLAB (Free software prevails), and becomes a fine leather shoe
distributer.
\end{prediction}

Steve

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On Mar 09 19:01PM, John W. Eaton wrote:
> On  9-Mar-2005, Robert A. Macy <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> | As bad as it makes octave, octave's goal is to be
> | compatible with matLab language,
> 
> That was never my primary goal.  However, after 13 years, I've begun
> to realize that having a nearly compatible language encourages users
> to put the pressure on for full compatibility.  Well, that seems to be
> what they want unless it means they might have to change their
> behavior because earlier incompatibilities are now being removed.  :-)
> 
> | but there's nothing wrong having functionally better "extra's" here
> | and there.
> 
> Extensions are generally OK.  The problems occur when both systems
> accept the same code but do different things with it.
> 
> jwe



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