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author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:35 -0500
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14138 72c96de7a403 maint: update copyright notices for 2012 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 12154 diff changeset	1 @c Copyright (C) 1996-2012 John W. Eaton
7018 fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	2 @c
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	3 @c This file is part of Octave.
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	4 @c
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	5 @c Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	6 @c under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	7 @c Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	8 @c your option) any later version.
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	9 @c
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	10 @c Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	11 @c ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	12 @c FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	13 @c for more details.
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	14 @c
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	15 @c You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	16 @c along with Octave; see the file COPYING. If not, see
fd42779a8428 [project @ 2007-10-13 00:52:12 by jwe] jwe parents: 6778 diff changeset	17 @c <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	18
12154 22c99c8cfcb6 Add Makefile rules to auto-generate AUTHORS file from contributors.texi Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> parents: 11523 diff changeset	19 @ifclear AUTHORSONLY
4167 aae05d51353c [project @ 2002-11-12 02:52:50 by jwe] jwe parents: 3928 diff changeset	20 @node Preface
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	21 @unnumbered Preface
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	22 @cindex contributors
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	23 @cindex history
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	24
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	25 Octave was originally intended to be companion software for an
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	26 undergraduate-level textbook on chemical reactor design being written by
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	27 James B. Rawlings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and John
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	28 G. Ekerdt of the University of Texas.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	29
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	30 Clearly, Octave is now much more than just another `courseware' package
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	31 with limited utility beyond the classroom. Although our initial goals
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	32 were somewhat vague, we knew that we wanted to create something that
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	33 would enable students to solve realistic problems, and that they could
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	34 use for many things other than chemical reactor design problems.
14198 39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	35 We find that most students pick up the basics of Octave quickly, and are
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	36 using it confidently in just a few hours.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	37
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	38 Although it was originally intended to be used to teach reactor design,
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	39 it has been used in several other undergraduate and graduate
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	40 courses in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	41 Texas, and the math department at the University of Texas has been using
14198 39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	42 it for teaching differential equations and linear algebra as well.
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	43 More recently, Octave has been used as the primary computational tool
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	44 for teaching Stanford's online Machine Learning class
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	45 (@url{ml-class.org}) taught by Andrew Ng. Tens of thousands of students
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	46 participated in the course.
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	47
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	48 If you find Octave useful, please let us know. We are always interested
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	49 to find out how Octave is being used.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	50
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	51 Virtually everyone thinks that the name Octave has something to do with
14198 39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	52 music, but it is actually the name of one of John W. Eaton's former
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	53 professors who wrote a famous textbook on chemical reaction engineering,
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	54 and who was also well known for his ability to do quick `back of the
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	55 envelope' calculations. We hope that this software will make it
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	56 possible for many people to do more ambitious computations just as
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	57 easily.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	58
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	59 Everyone is encouraged to share this software with others under the
9033 c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	60 terms of the GNU General Public License (@pxref{Copying}). You are
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	61 also encouraged to help make Octave more useful by writing and
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	62 contributing additional functions for it, and by reporting any problems
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	63 you may have.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	64
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	65 @menu
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	66 * Acknowledgements::
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	67 * How You Can Contribute to Octave::
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	68 * Distribution::
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	69 @end menu
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	70
4167 aae05d51353c [project @ 2002-11-12 02:52:50 by jwe] jwe parents: 3928 diff changeset	71 @node Acknowledgements
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	72 @unnumberedsec Acknowledgements
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	73 @cindex acknowledgements
12154 22c99c8cfcb6 Add Makefile rules to auto-generate AUTHORS file from contributors.texi Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> parents: 11523 diff changeset	74 @end ifclear
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	75
12154 22c99c8cfcb6 Add Makefile rules to auto-generate AUTHORS file from contributors.texi Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> parents: 11523 diff changeset	76 Many people have contributed to Octave's development. The
9033 c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	77 following people have helped code parts of Octave or aided in
6665 cfb849d6f314 [project @ 2007-05-28 05:45:32 by jwe] jwe parents: 6620 diff changeset	78 various other ways (listed alphabetically).
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	79
6535 3ef1aa12f04c [project @ 2007-04-18 16:17:25 by jwe] jwe parents: 6531 diff changeset	80 @include contributors.texi
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	81
12154 22c99c8cfcb6 Add Makefile rules to auto-generate AUTHORS file from contributors.texi Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> parents: 11523 diff changeset	82 @ifclear AUTHORSONLY
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	83 Special thanks to the following people and organizations for
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	84 supporting the development of Octave:
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	85
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	86 @itemize @bullet
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	87 @item
7090 47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	88 The United States Department of Energy, through grant number
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	89 DE-FG02-04ER25635.
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	90
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	91 @item
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	92 Ashok Krishnamurthy, David Hudak, Juan Carlos Chaves, and Stanley
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	93 C. Ahalt of the Ohio Supercomputer Center.
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	94
47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	95 @item
3839 db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	96 The National Science Foundation, through grant numbers CTS-0105360,
7090 47c1736d7371 [project @ 2007-10-31 21:03:48 by jwe] jwe parents: 7031 diff changeset	97 CTS-9708497, CTS-9311420, CTS-8957123, and CNS-0540147.
3839 db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	98
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	99 @item
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	100 The industrial members of the Texas-Wisconsin Modeling and Control
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	101 Consortium (@uref{http://www.che.utexas.edu/twmcc, TWMCC}).
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	102
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	103 @item
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	104 The Paul A. Elfers Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering at the
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	105 University of Wisconsin-Madison.
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	106
db5b02fc39ea [project @ 2001-06-08 20:00:15 by jwe] jwe parents: 3663 diff changeset	107 @item
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	108 Digital Equipment Corporation, for an equipment grant as part of their
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	109 External Research Program.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	110
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	111 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	112 Sun Microsystems, Inc., for an Academic Equipment grant.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	113
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	114 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	115 International Business Machines, Inc., for providing equipment as part
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	116 of a grant to the University of Texas College of Engineering.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	117
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	118 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	119 Texaco Chemical Company, for providing funding to continue the
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	120 development of this software.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	121
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	122 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	123 The University of Texas College of Engineering, for providing a
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	124 Challenge for Excellence Research Supplement, and for providing an
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	125 Academic Development Funds grant.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	126
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	127 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	128 The State of Texas, for providing funding through the Texas
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	129 Advanced Technology Program under Grant No. 003658-078.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	130
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	131 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	132 Noel Bell, Senior Engineer, Texaco Chemical Company, Austin Texas.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	133
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	134 @item
5753 f243564379e5 [project @ 2006-04-12 17:32:04 by jwe] jwe parents: 5428 diff changeset	135 John A. Turner, Group Leader, Continuum Dynamics (CCS-2), Los Alamos
f243564379e5 [project @ 2006-04-12 17:32:04 by jwe] jwe parents: 5428 diff changeset	136 National Laboratory, for registering the @url{octave.org} domain name.
f243564379e5 [project @ 2006-04-12 17:32:04 by jwe] jwe parents: 5428 diff changeset	137
f243564379e5 [project @ 2006-04-12 17:32:04 by jwe] jwe parents: 5428 diff changeset	138 @item
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	139 James B. Rawlings, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
5753 f243564379e5 [project @ 2006-04-12 17:32:04 by jwe] jwe parents: 5428 diff changeset	140 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	141
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	142 @item
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	143 Richard Stallman, for writing GNU.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	144 @end itemize
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	145
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	146 This project would not have been possible without the GNU software used
9033 c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	147 in and to produce Octave.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	148
4167 aae05d51353c [project @ 2002-11-12 02:52:50 by jwe] jwe parents: 3928 diff changeset	149 @node How You Can Contribute to Octave
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	150 @unnumberedsec How You Can Contribute to Octave
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	151 @cindex contributing to Octave
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	152 @cindex funding Octave development
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	153
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	154 There are a number of ways that you can contribute to help make Octave a
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	155 better system. Perhaps the most important way to contribute is to write
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	156 high-quality code for solving new problems, and to make your code freely
9033 c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	157 available for others to use. @xref{Contributing Guidelines}, for detailed
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	158 information on contributing new code.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	159
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	160 If you find Octave useful, consider providing additional funding to
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	161 continue its development. Even a modest amount of additional funding
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	162 could make a significant difference in the amount of time that is
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	163 available for development and support.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	164
14198 39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	165 Donations supporting Octave development may be made on the web at
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	166 @url{https://my.fsf.org/donate/working-together/octave}. These
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	167 donations also help to support the Free Software Foundation
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	168
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	169 If you'd prefer to pay by check or money order, you can do so by sending
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	170 a check to the FSF at the following address:
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	171
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	172 @quotation
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	173 Free Software Foundation@*
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	174 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500@*
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	175 Boston, MA 02110-1335@*
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	176 USA
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	177 @end quotation
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	178
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	179 @noindent
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	180 If you pay by check, please be sure to write ``GNU Octave'' in the memo
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	181 field of your check.
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	182
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	183 If you cannot provide funding or contribute code, you can still help
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	184 make Octave better and more reliable by reporting any bugs you find and
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	185 by offering suggestions for ways to improve Octave. @xref{Trouble}, for
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	186 tips on how to write useful bug reports.
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	187
4167 aae05d51353c [project @ 2002-11-12 02:52:50 by jwe] jwe parents: 3928 diff changeset	188 @node Distribution
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	189 @unnumberedsec Distribution
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	190 @cindex distribution of Octave
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	191
bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	192 Octave is @dfn{free} software. This means that everyone is free to
9033 c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	193 use it and free to redistribute it on certain conditions. Octave
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	194 is not, however, in the public domain. It is copyrighted and there are
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	195 restrictions on its distribution, but the restrictions are designed to
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	196 ensure that others will have the same freedom to use and redistribute
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	197 Octave that you have. The precise conditions can be found in the
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	198 GNU General Public License that comes with Octave and that also appears
c7d60ac7a3e6 Documentation cleanup of preface and intro Rik <rdrider0-list@yahoo.com> parents: 7090 diff changeset	199 in @ref{Copying}.
3294 bfe1573bd2ae [project @ 1999-10-19 10:06:07 by jwe] jwe parents: diff changeset	200
14198 39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	201 To download a copy of Octave, please visit
39c0e0069895 doc: update preface for release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14138 diff changeset	202 @url{http://www.octave.org/download.html}.
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