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GNU Octave (http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) is a free numerical computing | GNU Octave (http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) is a free numerical computing | ||
environment largely compatible with Matlab. It | environment largely compatible with Matlab. It was started in | ||
1992 by [[John W. Eaton]] and used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide | 1992 by [[John W. Eaton]] and is used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide | ||
as a free alternative to Matlab. | as a free alternative to Matlab. | ||
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contributions and test code before it is included in GNU Octave's core set of | contributions and test code before it is included in GNU Octave's core set of | ||
functions. | functions. | ||
Recent and ongoing improvements include a GUI and just-in-time compilation capabilities. | |||
=== Organization home page url === | === Organization home page url === |
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