Re: How does Octave shine?

[Ronald Crummett]

I don't know of any functional advantages that Octave has over Matlab, 
but you may want to show that Octave holds its own in comparison to 
Matlab.

Web documentation for Matlab functions (found from the Mathworks web 
page) often include examples that demonstrate how to use the 
functions, some with plots.  I have used these examples in the past as 
a comparison against functions I have written, or to see if I can get 
the same results.  Just a thought.

-Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: Cameron Laird <address@hidden>
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:41 pm
Subject: Re: How does Octave shine?
To: "Steve C. Thompson" <address@hidden>
Cc: address@hidden

> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 02:21:47PM -0700, Steve C. Thompson wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > PS: Maybe post your slides when they are finished?
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> I make what I do as public as possible.  <URL:
> http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-oslab/ >
> is an example.
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> I apologize for not writing clearly.  I'm well aware 
> of Octave's license.  I should have explained that I'm
> looking for *functional* advantages of Octave I can
> tout.  I have an audience that's suspicious about
> open-source software; once I show 'em a few technical
> features of Octave, though, I expect to be able to
> make a lot of progress with them.  
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