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Re: How does Octave shine?
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Steve C. Thompson |
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Re: How does Octave shine? |
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Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:21:47 -0700 |
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On 20 Sep 06 19:57PM, Cameron Laird wrote:
> I'm helping put together a presentation on the potential of open-source
> software in engineering situations; I'd love one or two or three very
> pointed examples of work Matlab effectively can't do but Octave makes
> easy. Although I've used Octave occasionally over the last year, I'm
> not current or expert with it. What shows Octave off to best
> advantage for a Matlab-using audience?
Octave is free software licensed under the GNU General
Public License---I can install it and run it on as many
computers as I can get my hands on without being
hassled by a vender---I can view the source code.
Regards,
Steve Thompson
PS: Maybe post your slides when they are finished?
Re: How does Octave shine?, Tom Holroyd, 2006/09/20
Re: How does Octave shine?, Tom Holroyd, 2006/09/20