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Re: Simulink for Octave
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xavion |
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Re: Simulink for Octave |
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Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:28:28 -0700 (PDT) |
I appreciate the helpful responses. Some background on me... I'm a hardcore
Matlab/Simulink user for 15 years and discovered Octave a few weeks ago
after my Matlab student edition could not be installed on my new Windows 7
64bit PC. I contacted Mathworks for a quote - $2500 for Matlab and $1000
for Simulink. After that, I decided to search for alternatives.
I'd like to address some of c.-2 statements:
c.-2 wrote:
>
> You also must understand that the number of people using Octave makes
> little
> difference to Octave developers, in particular none of the money that you
> state
> universities and companies would save would go to Octave developers, so
> your argument
> does not work to motivate them. Why would they want to spend THEIR time to
> save YOUR money?
>
I'd say the Octave developers are spending THEIR time making ZERO money. A
healthy REWARD is deserved for developing an astonishing and powerful tool.
My humble recommendation... develop a Simulink-like capability compatible
with Octave as an open source & free tool. Then sell some additional
toolboxes at an affordable price. For me, I would not mind paying $50 to
$100 dollars for a toolbox. If you sell 100,000 tool boxes, that's $10M in
revenue. Does that motivate you?
c.-2 wrote:
>
> Finally I see no reason why Octave developers would want to "take a bite
> out of Mathworks bottom line". In my opinion Mathworks offers good
> products and, if you are OK with using proprietary software, it's also
> good value-for-money.
>
You have proven that Mathworks does NOT offer good value-for-money because
Octave does most of what basic Matlab can do at zero cost. I think you are
already biting into Mathworks bottom line through shear passion. Its
catching on at universities and small businesses. Its time to collect a
reward. My only concern is that Matlab will soon realize this and offer to
buy out Ocatve. Please don't sell your soul.
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- Simulink for Octave, xavion, 2011/08/16
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/16
- Re: Simulink for Octave, c., 2011/08/16
- Re: Simulink for Octave, xavion, 2011/08/19
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/19
- Re: Simulink for Octave, c., 2011/08/19
- Re: Simulink for Octave,
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- Re: Simulink for Octave, Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso, 2011/08/19
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Sven-Erik Tiberg, 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, c., 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, c., 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, c., 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso, 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, Martin Helm, 2011/08/20
- Re: Simulink for Octave, John W. Eaton, 2011/08/22