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GNU Octave 3.0 Released After 11 Years

Posted by kdawson on from the math-just-works dept.

Digana writes "GNU Octave is a free numerical computing environment highly compatible with the MATLAB language. After 11 years of development since version 2.0, stable version 3.0 released yesterday. This version is interesting because unlike other free or semi-free MATLAB competitors like Scilab, specific compatibility with MATLAB code is a design goal. This has manifested itself in goodies like better support for MATLAB's Handle Graphics, a syntax closer to MATLAB's own for many functions, and many functions from the sister project Octave-Forge ported to the core Octave project for an enriched functionality closer to the toolboxes provided by MATLAB. GUI development is underway, but still no JIT compiling, which is a show-stopper for Octave newbies coming from MATLAB with unvectorized code."

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  1. Re:11 Years? by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    11 Years no GUI, and no JIT and only partial MATLAB support.

    Tell me again why GNU FreeSoftware is a better development model if you don't mind. It may not be the best now, but just wait until HURD is released... then this development model's superiority will be obvious!
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  2. Re:11 Years? by the_humeister · · Score: 3, Funny

    Indeed. I can't wait to play Duke Nukem Forever on my new GNU/HURD system...

  3. Re:11 years? by BlueParrot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, I was supposed to make a joke about my kernel version here, so I pressed ctrl+alt+enter to spawn a terminal to run uname in. It took me a whole minute until I remembered that I'm visiting my relatives over christmas and that all this free software (firefox, xchat, VLC, Pidgin, Open Office, LyX ... ) is actually running on my dad's windows box. Microsoft are going to be in deep shit when KDE is released for windows.

  4. 11 years? by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 4, Funny

    It turns out that Octave is one of the lesser-known products of 3DRealms. Also, Duke Nukem Forever/Hurd will be out next quarter.

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  5. Re:Good and bad news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is your python code as unreadable as your English?

  6. Re: You can do anything with it! by WeblionX · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, but can it give me a larger penis and a rolex? Not that I need either, but I certainly wouldn't turn down the chance to get them.

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  7. Too ba for Debian users... by agw · · Score: 3, Funny

    as it will take another 11 years for a Debian version to be released which then includes Ocatave 3.0.