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=== Describe your organization === | === Describe your organization === | ||
GNU Octave produces a free numerical computing environment largely compatible with Matlab. It is an old project, started in 1992 by [[John W. Eaton]] and used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide as a free alternative to Matlab. | GNU Octave (http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) produces a free numerical computing environment largely compatible with Matlab. It is an old project, started in 1992 by [[John W. Eaton]] and used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide as a free alternative to Matlab. | ||
GNU Octave has an extensive core of functions useful for numerical computations in several fields (ENUMERATE some?). In order to speed up development, increase user contributions and test code before it is included in GNU Octave's core set of functions; a sibling project, Octave Forge (http://octave.sourceforge.net/), host many field-specific packages (ENUMERATE?). | |||
=== Why is your organization applying to participate in Google Summer of Code 2012? What do you hope to gain by participating? === | === Why is your organization applying to participate in Google Summer of Code 2012? What do you hope to gain by participating? === | ||