From owner-help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Tue Feb  4 13:57:10 1997
Subject: Re: WHICH FREEWARE MATLAB CLONE IS BETTER? Scilab or Octave
From: lbliao <lbliao at alumni dot caltech dot edu>
To: lbliao at alumni dot caltech dot edu
Cc: help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:57:04 -0800 (PST)

>>>
>>>There are at least two free Matlab clones available for Linux.
>>>Perhaps they would meet your needs.
>>>
>>>SciLab at:
>>>
>>>http://www-rocq.inria.fr/scilab/
>>>
>>>and Octave at:
>>>
>>>http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave/
>>>
>>>
>>>  Allen Ingling

>>Among the two freeware matlab clones that you mention, which is the
>>better one? Furthermore, who is/are the authors of them? what is the
>>chance of continued development, and what is the level of documentation?
>>Is there any chance that once the demands for these picks up, they will
>>be subverted into a business, causing all those who spent long time in
>>installing these to be in time loss?
>>
>>How similar is the syntax of these clones to the original matlab?
>>
>>Just some cautious questions.
>>
>>lbl