From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Fri Dec  8 12:36:09 2000
Subject: Re: The future of Octave
From: David Doolin <doolin at cs dot utk dot edu>
To: Rafael Laboissiere <rafael at icp dot inpg dot fr>
cc: "John W. Eaton" <jwe at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu>, help-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:36:04 -0500 (EST)


> Okay, your point is very well made.  I would guess that everybody
> participating to this discussion already understood that  it is essential
> for you to abandon the Matlab compatibility goal for the "new generation"
> numerical software.
> 
> Now, you already gave us a taste of your future plans, so please make them
> more explicit, give us some more details.  I will go with you.

I will follow also.  octave right now is useful to me, presumably what
follows will also be useful.  So after taking a break, jwe, fill us in!


> 
> -- 
> Rafael (who finally understood that Matlab compatibility is a Bad Thing)
> 



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