Re: "Why Octave"

[Ben Abbott]

On Feb 2, 2013, at 8:37 PM, address@hidden wrote:

> I am Taban,
> 
> Ben, i am a Electronics engineering student and i am studying on image 
> proccessing for my project. I researched something about comparing matlab and 
> octave. So appereantly matlab is faster, have much more toolboxes, well 
> documented etc. But it is expensive. I am a software developer also, and i 
> like free software philosophy. I want to use Octave.
> 
> So can you give me a leg to stand on, give me a few reason can be answer to 
> question that "Why Octave?" or Why are you using Octave instead of Matlab ?
> 
> Thanks

I''ve cc'd the help list for Octave.  You'll likely get a lot of opinions for 
why others use Octave.

I use Octave because I enjoy contributing to its development and its GNU 
license ensures I'll be able to continue.   I also favor the comfort of knowing 
that my use of Octave isn't contingent on a financial obligation.

Even so, I am also a Matlab user (for work).

Ben