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In article <1163711343.870829.110030@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
sturlamolden <sturlamolden@yahoo.no> wrote:
>Boris wrote:
>> Hi, is there any alternative software for Matlab? Although Matlab is
>> powerful & popular among mathematical & engineering guys, it still
>> costs too much & not publicly open. So I wonder if there's similar
>> software/lang that is open & with comparable functionality, at least
>> for numerical aspect. Thanks!
>
>I have used Matlab for years, and has recently changed to Python. In
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While I frequently push Matlab users toward Python, they also deserve
to know about Octave <URL: 
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-oslab/?n-l-10242 >.