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diff --git a/math/octave/DESCR b/math/octave/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9222b85c729 --- /dev/null +++ b/math/octave/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical +computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for +solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing +other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible +with Matlab. It may also be used as a batch-oriented language. + +Octave has extensive tools for solving common numerical linear algebra +problems, finding the roots of nonlinear equations, integrating +ordinary functions, manipulating polynomials, and integrating ordinary +differential and differential-algebraic equations. It is easily extensible +and customizable via user-defined functions written in Octave's own +language, or using dynamically loaded modules written in C++, C, Fortran, +or other languages. + +GNU Octave is also freely redistributable software. You may redistribute +it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License +(GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation. + +Octave was written by John W. Eaton and many others. Because Octave is +free software you are encouraged to help make Octave more useful by writing +and contributing additional functions for it, and by reporting any problems +you may have. |