Re: Octave

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 4 December 2012 22:02, Gilberto Parra <address@hidden> wrote:
> octave has Data Acquisition via serial or USAB?

A recent project to do so is available as an Octave-Forge package:

    http://wiki.octave.org/Instrument_control

> octave can plot 2D data acquired by serial or parallel port?

Yes, once you have the data, Octave can plot it.

> octave for private use has a cost?

Depends what you mean by "cost". If you have a copy Octave, nobody is
going to chase you down and try to guilt you into paying by calling
you a "pirate". However, Octave is not charity. I consider the cost of
using Octave is community involvement and giving something back.

We are also seriously considering freely selling Octave binaries in the future.

> octave to use the official sector (government) have a cost?

Same as previous answer. Octave is free software:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

> octave is difficult to handle?

This question is too subjective and vague to be answered concretely.

> octave has complete tutorials?

Octave has a manual and a wiki, both of which aim to be pedagogical.
We are always looking for ways to improve them:

    http://wiki.octave.org/
    http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/index.html

- Jordi G. H.