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diff --git a/math/pspp/DESCR b/math/pspp/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2a998c65256 --- /dev/null +++ b/math/pspp/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It interprets +commands in the SPSS language and produces tabular output in ASCII, HTML, +or PostScript format. In previous releases, PSPP was known as Fiasco. + +A main goal of the PSPP project is compatibility with the SPSS language. +PSPP also aims to be written better than the program it replaces. Right +now this includes: + + * High-quality output formatting: + - Presentation-quality tables on devices that can handle it, such + as laser printers and raster displays. This is currently implemented + through a PostScript driver and a simple HTML tables driver. + - Other devices, such as terminals and dot-matrix printers, are + supported through an ASCII driver. IBM PC box-drawing + characters can also be used. Bold and italics are supported + if the underlying device supports them. + - Output can be directed to multiple devices at once and + retain the unique output properties of each device. + - All this can be done on any operating system that PSPP supports. + Though the latest versions of what PSPP replaces support similar + functionality, they do so only under non-free Microsoft + operating systems. + * Portability: PSPP is easy to port. It should be simple to port it + to any operating system having an ANSI C compiler. |