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GNU Octave, version 3.8.0.



One of the biggest new features for Octave 3.8 is a graphical user

interface. It is the one thing that users have requested most often

over the last few years and now it is almost ready. But because it is

not quite as polished as we would like, we have decided to wait until

the 4.0.x release series before making the GUI the default interface

(until then, you can use the --force-gui option to start the GUI).



Given the length of time and the number of bug fixes and improvements

since the last major release Octave, we also decided against delaying

the release any longer. So please enjoy the 3.8 release of Octave and

the preview of the new GUI. We believe it is working reasonably well,

but we also know that there are some obvious rough spots and many

things that could be improved.



Please see

significant user-visible changes in this release.



WE ALSO NEED YOUR HELP to fix the remaining problems, complete the

GUI, and improve the overall user experience for both novices and

experts alike:



* If you are a skilled software developer, you can help by

contributing your time to help with Octave's development.

See



* If Octave does not work properly, you are encouraged to report the

problems you find. Bug reporting guidelines are available at

http://octave.org/bugs.html



* Whether you are a user or developer, you can help to fund the

project. Octave development takes a lot of time and expertise.

Your contributions help Octave continue to improve. The Free

Software Foundation's Working Together for Free Software campaign

fund now accepts donations for Octave at

https://my.fsf.org/donate/working-together/octave



We hope you find Octave to be useful. Please help us make it even

better for the future!





The source code for Octave 3.8.0 is available for download at:



http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave



Please see

the world. Or you may use

redirect automatically to a nearby mirror.



Links to binary (executable) versions for various systems will be

listed at

available.



As always, many people contributed to this Octave release. A complete

list of contributors may be found in the Octave manual.





About Octave:



GNU Octave is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended

for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the

numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems and for

performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive

graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation. Octave

is normally used through its interactive command line interface, but

it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The Octave

language is quite similar to Matlab so that most programs are easily

portable. A full description of Octave capabilities is available at

http://octave.org/doc/interpreter/index.html.

The Octave developers are pleased to announce a major new release ofGNU Octave, version 3.8.0.One of the biggest new features for Octave 3.8 is a graphical userinterface. It is the one thing that users have requested most oftenover the last few years and now it is almost ready. But because it isnot quite as polished as we would like, we have decided to wait untilthe 4.0.x release series before making the GUI the default interface(until then, you can use the --force-gui option to start the GUI).Given the length of time and the number of bug fixes and improvementssince the last major release Octave, we also decided against delayingthe release any longer. So please enjoy the 3.8 release of Octave andthe preview of the new GUI. We believe it is working reasonably well,but we also know that there are some obvious rough spots and manythings that could be improved.Please see http://octave.org/NEWS-3.8.html for a more complete list ofsignificant user-visible changes in this release.WE ALSO NEED YOUR HELP to fix the remaining problems, complete theGUI, and improve the overall user experience for both novices andexperts alike:* If you are a skilled software developer, you can help bycontributing your time to help with Octave's development.See http://octave.org/get-involved.html for more info.* If Octave does not work properly, you are encouraged to report theproblems you find. Bug reporting guidelines are available at* Whether you are a user or developer, you can help to fund theproject. Octave development takes a lot of time and expertise.Your contributions help Octave continue to improve. The FreeSoftware Foundation's Working Together for Free Software campaignfund now accepts donations for Octave atWe hope you find Octave to be useful. Please help us make it evenbetter for the future!The source code for Octave 3.8.0 is available for download at:ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octavePlease see http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html for mirror sites aroundthe world. Or you may use http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/octave , which willredirect automatically to a nearby mirror.Links to binary (executable) versions for various systems will belisted at http://octave.org/download.html as they becomeavailable.As always, many people contributed to this Octave release. A completelist of contributors may be found in the Octave manual.About Octave:GNU Octave is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intendedfor numerical computations. It provides capabilities for thenumerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems and forperforming other numerical experiments. It also provides extensivegraphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation. Octaveis normally used through its interactive command line interface, butit can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The Octavelanguage is quite similar to Matlab so that most programs are easilyportable. A full description of Octave capabilities is available at