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layout: post
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.