About alternatives to Matlab

[Matimus]

 Boris wrote:
 > Hi, is there any alternative software for Matlab? Although Matlab is
 > powerful & popular among mathematical & engineering guys, it still
 > costs too much & not publicly open. So I wonder if there's similar
 > software/lang that is open & with comparable functionality, at least
 > for numerical aspect. Thanks!

There is also Scilab. I've only used it a tiny bit but for the task it
worked well. I do know that it has a somewhat restrictive license. It
is open source, but you aren't allowed to modify and redistribute the
source. I get the feeling that some people avoid Scilab but I'm not
sure why. If anybody knows the reason I'd be happy to hear it.

Scilab website: http://www.scilab.org

-Matt