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3 title: Support 3 title: Support
4 permalink: /support/ 4 permalink: /support/
5 menu: true 5 menu: true
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7 7
8 If you need help using Octave, you have many options, from reading the Octave manual, asking for help on the mailing lists, chatting online with other Octave users, or paying for commercial support. 8 If you need help using Octave, you have many options,
9 from reading the Octave manual, asking for help on the mailing lists,
10 chatting online with other Octave users, or paying for commercial support.
9 11
10 <div class="panel callout"> 12 <div class="panel callout">
11 13
12 The Octave community is a loosely organized association of volunteers. Your interactions with the community will be better if you have the right expectations about the support options available to you. Please read the <a href="{{ "/support-expectations/" | prepend: site.baseurl }}">Support Expectations</a> page. 14 The Octave community is a loosely organized association of volunteers.
15 Your interactions with the community will be better
16 if you have the right expectations about the support options available to you.
17 Please read the [Support Expectations]({{ "/support-expectations/" | prepend: site.baseurl }}) page.
13 18
14 </div> 19 </div>
15 20
16 #### Commercial Support 21 #### Commercial Support
17 22
18 Community support can be great, and with the Octave community it often is, but sometimes you need to know that your question will be answered. We maintain a [list of people and organizations]({{"/commercial-support/" | prepend: site.baseurl}}) who offer commercial support contracts for Octave. This list is available as a service to the community and the support providers. The Octave project does not provide endorsements or recommendations. 23 Community support can be great, and with the Octave community it often is,
24 but sometimes you need to know that your question will be answered.
25 We maintain a [list of people and organizations]({{ "/commercial-support/" | prepend: site.baseurl}})
26 who offer commercial support contracts for Octave.
27 This list is available as a service to the community and the support providers.
28 The Octave project does not provide endorsements or recommendations.
19 29
20 #### User Community 30 #### User Community
21 31
22 There is an active user community centered around Octave. Please understand that the people answering your question on the mailing list or IRC channel, or helping to fix the bug you reported are doing so as volunteers. 32 There is an active user community centered around Octave.
33 Please understand that the people answering your question
34 on the mailing list or IRC channel, or helping to fix the bug you reported
35 are doing so as volunteers.
23 36
24 ### Documentation 37 ### Documentation
25 38
26 #### Reference Manual 39 #### Reference Manual
27 40
28 Octave is fully documented by a comprehensive 800 page [manual]({{site.docs_url}}). 41 Octave is fully documented by a comprehensive 800 page [manual]({{site.docs_url}}).
29 42
30 The on-line [HTML](http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/index.html) and [PDF](http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/octave.pdf) versions of the manual are generated directly from the Texinfo source files that are distributed along with every copy of the Octave source code. The complete text of the manual is also available at the Octave prompt using the doc command. 43 The on-line [HTML](http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/index.html) and [PDF](http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/octave.pdf) versions of the manual
44 are generated directly from the Texinfo source files
45 that are distributed along with every copy of the Octave source code.
46 The complete text of the manual is also available at the Octave prompt
47 using the `doc` command.
31 48
32 A printed version of the Octave manual may be ordered from [Network Theory, Ltd](http://www.network-theory.co.uk/octave/manual). Any money raised from the sale of this book will support the development of free software. For each copy sold $1 will be donated to the GNU Octave Development Fund. 49 A printed version of the Octave manual may be ordered from
50 [Network Theory, Ltd](http://www.network-theory.co.uk/octave/manual).
51 Any money raised from the sale of this book will support
52 the development of free software.
53 For each copy sold $1 will be donated to the GNU Octave Development Fund.
33 54
34 #### Frequently Asked Questions 55 #### Frequently Asked Questions
35 56
36 If you are new to Octave, you may have some questions that have been asked (and answered) a few times before. See the [FAQ](http://www.octave.org/wiki/FAQ) on the wiki. 57 If you are new to Octave, you may have some questions
58 that have been asked (and answered) a few times before.
59 See the [FAQ](http://www.octave.org/wiki/FAQ) on the wiki.
37 60
38 #### Wiki 61 #### Wiki
39 62
40 The Octave Wiki is a great place to look for information about things that are not covered in the manual, or other transient topics (Google Summer of Code, Octave Conferences, etc.). 63 The Octave Wiki is a great place to look for information about things
64 that are not covered in the manual, or other transient topics
65 (Google Summer of Code, Octave Conferences, etc.).
41 66
42 ### Contacting Other Users for Help 67 ### Contacting Other Users for Help
43 68
44 #### Mailing List 69 #### Mailing List
45 70
46 If your question isn't answered in the FAQ, the manual, or the Wiki, the [help@octave.org](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave) mailing list is a good resource. 71 If your question isn't answered in the FAQ, the manual, or the Wiki, the [help@octave.org](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-octave)
72 mailing list is a good resource.
47 73
48 <div class="row"> 74 <div class="row">
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76 [Advanced Search](http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=adv_search_page&node=1599825) 102 [Advanced Search](http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=adv_search_page&node=1599825)
77 103
78 #### Chat 104 #### Chat
79 105
80 Too impatient for email? You can find Octave developers and users on the [#octave channel at irc.freenode.net](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=octave&uio=MT1mYWxzZSYyPXRydWUmMTI9dHJ1ZQda). The atmosphere is relaxed and chat isn't restricted to matters strictly pertaining to Octave. 106 Too impatient for email?
107 You can find Octave developers and users on the
108 [#octave channel at irc.freenode.net](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=octave&uio=MT1mYWxzZSYyPXRydWUmMTI9dHJ1ZQda).
109 The atmosphere is relaxed and chat isn't restricted
110 to matters strictly pertaining to Octave.
81 111
82 ### Reporting Bugs 112 ### Reporting Bugs
83 113
84 If you think you've found a bug, you are encouraged to [report it]({{ "/bugs/" | prepend: site.baseurl }}). 114 If you think you've found a bug, you are encouraged to
115 [report it]({{ "/bugs/" | prepend: site.baseurl }}).