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+title:  "News Archive"
+date:   2012-12-31
+categories: news
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+
+- August 1, 2012
+
+  <a href="http://jordi.inversethought.com/blog/socis-2012-students/">ESA
+  approved <em>two</em> students</a> to work for Octave under the
+  SOCIS mentorship programme! Congratulations to Wendy Liu and
+  Andrius Sutas who will be working on finishing the Agora website
+  and low-level I/O respectively.
+
+
+- July 18, 2012
+
+  Octave has
+  been <a href="http://sophia.estec.esa.int/socis2012/?q=node/13">accepted
+  into SOCIS</a>. We're now hiring for one position!
+
+
+- July 16, 2012
+
+  <a href="http://www.octave.org/wiki/OctConf_2012">OctConf
+  2012</a> is currently underway.
+
+
+- June 8, 2012
+
+  <a href="http://planet.octave.org">Planet Octave</a> is up,
+  which is a collection of blogs related to Octave. At the moment,
+  it's principally dedicated to the blogs from students working
+  under Google Summer of Code.
+
+
+- May 31, 2012
+
+  Version 3.6.2 has been released and is now available
+  for <a href="download.html">download</a>. Octave 3.6.2 is a
+  minor bug-fixing release. See
+  the <a href="NEWS-3.6.html">NEWS</a> file for a list of
+  user-visible changes since 3.4.
+
+
+- April 23, 2012
+
+  Octave will be participating
+  in <a href="http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012">Google
+  Summer of Code 2012</a> with three students. Congratulations to
+  Max Brister, Jacob Dawid, and Benjamin Lewis who will be working
+  respectively on JIT compiling, finishing our native GUI, and
+  least squares spectral analysis.
+
+
+- February 22, 2012
+
+  Version 3.6.1 has been released and is now available
+  for <a href="download.html">download</a>.  Octave 3.6.1 is a
+  major new release.  See the <a href="NEWS-3.6.html">NEWS</a>
+  file for a list of user-visible changes.
+
+
+- February 1, 2012
+
+  <a href="http://www.octave.org/wiki/OctConf_2012">OctConf
+  2012</a> will take place during July 16-20 2012. All Octave users and
+  developers invited!
+
+
+- October 10, 2011
+
+  Version 3.4.3 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.4.3 is a bug fixing release.
+
+
+- August 15, 2011
+
+  Following <a href="http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Code-Sprint-Results-td3672698.html">the
+  success</a> of the first sprint, we will be having a second sprint on
+  September 3, 2011. The details are again at
+  <a href="sprint.html">Code Sprints</a>.
+
+
+- July 16, 2011
+
+  First Octave code sprint to occur on July 16th, 2011.  Bring
+  your coffee and come mingle with other Octave programmers while
+  we race to beat a coding goal.  See
+  <a href="sprint.html">Code Sprints</a> for all the
+  details.
+
+
+- June 24, 2011
+
+  Version 3.4.2 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.4.2 fixes some minor installation problems that affected
+  version 3.4.1.  See the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.4.html" | absolute_url }}) file
+  for a list of changes.
+
+
+- June 15, 2011
+
+  Version 3.4.1 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.4.1 is primarily a bug fixing release.  See the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.4.html" | absolute_url }}) file for a list of changes
+  since the previous release.
+
+
+- February 8, 2011
+
+  Version 3.4.0 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.4.0 is a major new release.  See the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.4.html" | absolute_url }}) file for a list of
+  user-visible changes.
+
+
+- November 19, 2010
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.3.54).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.  Note that this snapshot is available from
+  <tt>alpha.gnu.org</tt>, not <tt>ftp.octave.org</tt>
+
+
+- October 19, 2010
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.3.53).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- August 1, 2010
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.3.52).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- March 24, 2010
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.3.51).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- March 24, 2010
+
+  We are now using the [bugs.octave.org](http://bugs.octave.org) bug tracker
+  to manage bug reports instead of the bug@octave.org mailing
+  list.  For now, the list will continue to function, but you are
+  strongly encouraged to use the tracker instead.
+
+
+- January 28, 2010
+
+  Version 3.2.4 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.2.4 is a bug-fixing release
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.2.html" | absolute_url }}) file for a list of
+  user-visible changes in the 3.2.x series.
+
+
+- September 21, 2009
+
+  Version 3.2.3 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.2.3 is a bug-fixing release
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.2.html" | absolute_url }}) file for a list of
+  user-visible changes in the 3.2.x series.
+
+
+- September 12, 2009
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.3.50).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- July 22, 2009
+
+  Version 3.2.2 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.2.2 is a bug-fixing release
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.2.html" | absolute_url }}) file for a list of
+  user-visible changes in the 3.2.x series.
+
+
+- June 6, 2009
+
+  Version 3.2.0 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.2.0 is a major new release.  See the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.2.html" | absolute_url }}) file for a list of
+  user-visible changes.
+
+
+- April 8, 2009
+
+  Version 3.0.5 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.0.5 fixes a serious file reading bug that was discovered just
+  after the 3.0.4 release.
+
+
+- April 2, 2009
+
+  Version 3.0.4 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.0.4 is a bug-fixing release.  Most bugs reported since the
+  release of version 3.0.3 have been fixed.
+  Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave
+  2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and
+  built-in variables.  Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+
+
+- March 26, 2009
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.1.55).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- March 7, 2009
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp (3.1.54).  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- February 9, 2009
+
+  A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is
+  available for ftp.  You should only be using this version if you are
+  interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the
+  occasional bug.
+
+
+- October 10, 2008
+
+  Version 3.0.3 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.0.3 is a bug-fixing release.  Most bugs reported since the
+  release of version 3.0.2 have been fixed.
+  Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave
+  2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and
+  built-in variables.  Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+
+
+- August 14, 2008
+
+  Version 3.0.2 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.0.2 is a bug-fixing release.  Most bugs reported since the
+  release of version 3.0.1 have been fixed.
+  Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave
+  2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and
+  built-in variables.  Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+
+
+- April 21, 2008
+
+  Version 3.0.1 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Octave 3.0.1 is a bug-fixing release.  Most bugs reported since the
+  release of version 3.0.0 have been fixed.
+  Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave
+  2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and
+  built-in variables.  Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+
+
+- December 21, 2007
+
+  Version 3.0.0 has been released and is now available for ftp.
+  Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave
+  2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and
+  built-in variables.  Please read the [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+
+
+- December 11, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.19 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.19 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-12/msg00153.html)
+
+
+- December 5, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.18 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.18 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-12/msg00087.html)
+
+
+- November 10, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.17 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.17 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-11/msg00192.html)
+
+
+- October 31, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.16 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.16 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-10/msg00517.html)
+
+
+- October 13, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.15 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.15 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-10/msg00224.html)
+
+
+- September 17, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.14 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.14 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-09/msg00190.html)
+
+
+- July 25, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.13 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.13 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-07/msg00134.html)
+
+
+- May 23, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.12 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.12 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-05/msg00190.html)
+
+
+- May 22, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.11 is now available for ftp and is the new
+  "testing" (also "recommended") version.  As noted on the download
+  page, 2.9.11 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0.  It is
+  significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to
+  graphics, path handling, and built-in variables.  Please read the
+  [NEWS]({{ "NEWS-3.html" | absolute_url }}) file.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-05/msg00173.html)
+
+
+- March 27, 2007
+
+  Version 2.9.10 is now available for ftp.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2007-03/msg00275.html)
+
+- March 1, 2007
+
+  Thanks to Bob Weigel and Nabble, it is now possible to
+  [search](www.nabble.com/Octave-f1895.html) the
+  contents of the Octave mailing lists all the way back to the beginning
+  of time (around 1992).
+
+
+- December 7, 2006
+
+  A new graphics branch of the code is now in the works to keep all
+  graphics data in Octave to improve compatibility with Matlab and
+  facilitate newer graphics back-ends.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-12/msg00054.html)
+
+
+- October 2, 2006
+
+  Version 2.9.9 is now available for ftp.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-10/msg00015.html)
+
+
+- August 24, 2006
+
+  Version 2.9.8 is now available for ftp.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-08/msg00056.html)
+
+
+- July 28, 2006
+
+  Version 2.9.7 is now available for ftp.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-07/msg00040.html)
+
+
+- July 27, 2006
+
+  Fairly complete support for Matlab's MEX interface has been
+  added to the Octave CVS archive and will be part of the 2.9.7
+  shapshot.  Please
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-07/msg00033.html)
+  for more details.
+
+
+- June 29, 2006
+
+  Please
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-06/msg00053.html)
+  if you are having trouble compiling Octave 2.9.6 with GCC 3.x.
+  After applying the patch, you'll need to run autogen.sh and configure
+  again.  This means you'll need to have a recent version of
+  autoconf installed.  Or, you can upgrade to GCC 4.x or you can wait for
+  2.9.7.  So many options!
+
+
+- June 9, 2006
+
+  Version 2.9.6 is now available for ftp.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-06/msg00024.html)
+
+
+- May 26, 2006
+
+  Function file cacheing has been improved with hopefully major
+  speedups when calling m-file functions.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00204.html)
+
+
+- May 21, 2006
+
+  Octave-forge is being cleaned up by moving core functions into
+  the main Octave distribution.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00169.html)
+
+
+- May 11, 2006
+
+  Path manipulation was significantly cleaned up.  Now instead of
+  manipulating the <code>LOADPATH</code> variable, you can use the
+  <code>addpath</code>, <code>rmpath</code>, and <code>path</code>
+  functions.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00122.html)
+
+
+- May 3, 2006
+
+  To enable XML reading, mat2cell was developed along
+  with significantly more efficient versions of regexp and regexprep.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00033.html)
+
+
+- May 2, 2006
+
+  All warn_* built-in variables were removed and replaced by warning
+  identifiers that may be used with the warning function.  For example,
+  <code>warn_divide_by_zero = false;</code> would now be
+  <code>warning ("off", "Octave:divide-by-zero");</code>.
+  [See this post.](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2006-05/msg00019.html)
+
+
+- March 23, 2006
+
+  Versions 2.1.73 and 2.9.5 are now available for ftp.
+
+
+- November 11, 2005
+
+  Versions 2.1.72 and 2.9.4 are now available for ftp.
+
+
+- May 18, 2005
+
+  Version 2.9.3 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- May 5, 2005
+
+  Version 2.1.70 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- April 22, 2005
+
+  Version 2.9.2 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- March 29, 2005
+
+  Version 2.1.69 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- March 27, 2005
+
+  Version 2.1.68 is now available for ftp.
+  Version 2.9.1 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- March 15, 2005
+
+  Version 2.9.0 is now available for ftp.  This snapshot is the first
+  in the series leading to Octave 3.0.
+
+
+- March 4, 2005
+
+  Version 2.1.67 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- February 24, 2005
+
+  Version 2.1.66 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- February 18, 2005
+
+  Version 2.1.65 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- December 3, 2004
+
+  Version 2.1.64 is now available for ftp.
+
+
+- November 17, 2004
+
+  Version 2.1.63 is now available for ftp.  The CVS archive has been
+  split to allow work to proceed toward Octave 3.0 while also
+  stabilizing a 2.1.x version.