Not to mention a thriving community for those tools and millions of lines of code shared that are incompatible.
The same thing for trying to sell Gimp to Adobe users. Even if The Gimp was a match in speed, features and quality of algorithms (it's not), you'd be cutting away the user from a universe of plug-ins, community macros and public support, guides and books. 2010/8/23 Dov Grobgeld <[email protected]> > Just a note about matlab vs opensource. Imho, a valid open source > replacement for Matlab isn't Octave or scilab that try to copy the > "problematic" matlab syntax. After a year of heavy python use I believe that > the best replacement is Numerical Python and Scientific Python ( > http://www.scipy.org/), which has a real computer language behind it. > There are also IDE's being developed that mimic the matlab gui ( > http://packages.python.org/spyder/ ). > > As regards to graphics, matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/) > creates beautiful graphs and it more than fullfills my needs for 2D plots. > > The big problem with replacing matlab is the large amount of application > specific toolboxes and simulink. Neither of which have valid open source > replacements. > > Regards, > Dov > > 2010/8/22 E L <[email protected]> > > People just don't understand. >> A lot of times choosing non opensource software over os ones comes >> from real technical difficulties. >> Giving the easy highlearn vs moodle is really not a good example as >> highlearn is not only closed source but also a sucky system. >> You have any idea how many programs that people needs just don't work >> on linux? How many companies give license for windows >> for free while the linux ones cost money? Do you know how silly it is >> to claim that you can replace matlab with octave? >> Or how hard it is to find professional music editor for linux(no >> matter opensource or not)? >> If anyone think he has answer to those questions, or anyone knows how >> to solve the various problems people have in releasing their code >> under opensource license in university s/he are more than welcome to >> email me. >> Here at CS in the Hebrew U where we fight those question on daily >> basis we could really use your help. >> >> Ely >> >> 2010/8/22 Lior Kaplan <[email protected]>: >> > אורי הצליח לקבל עותק ב-PDF של המאמר כפי שפורסם. >> > >> > קריאה מהנה. >> > >> > קפלן >> > >> > 2010/8/17 Lior Kaplan <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> לצערי היא לא נמצאת ב-web בשלב זה (אחרת הייתי מקשר לאתר). >> >> נבדקת אפשרות אולי לקבל מהם את הכתבה ב-PDF. >> >> >> >> קפלן >> >> >> >> 2010/8/17 Omer Zak <[email protected]> >> >>> >> >>> שאפו לאורי שבתאי על הכתבה ופרסומה. >> >>> האם הכתבה נמצאת באיזשהו מקום ב-Web ואם כן, מהו הקישור אליה? >> >>> >> >>> --- עומר >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 20:11 +0300, Lior Kaplan wrote: >> >>> <חברים יקרים, >> >>> > >> >>> <ברכות לאורי שבתאי שלקח את ההצעה במייל למטה והפך אותה >> >>> <לכתבה של 3 עמודים בגיליון 45 (יולי 2010) של כתב העת "חברה". >> >>> > >> >>> <"במאמר זה, אנסה להציג חלופות לשימוש בתוכנה קניינית בשימוש נרחב. >> >>> <הנחת היסוד שלי היא כי בעידן המידע, כאשר אנו עושים שימוש בתוכנה >> >>> <חופשית, אנחנו מאפשרים להתפתחות הטכנולוגית לנבוע מתוך קהילת >> >>> <המפתחים העושה זאת בזיקה אל המשתמשים שלה, וכן להפחית את >> >>> <התלות שלנו כמשתמשים בקרטל של חברות גדולות." >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> <העמותה שמחה לחבר בין אנשים קהילת התוכנה החופשית לעיתונות ולכתבי עת, >> >>> <אם מישהו מעוניין לכתוב - הוא מוזמן ליצור איתנו קשר. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> "Kosher" Cellphones (cellphones with blocked SMS, video and Internet) >> >>> are menace to the deaf. They must be outlawed! >> >>> (See also: >> >>> >> http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2006/04/21/the-grave-danger-to-the-deaf-from-kosher-cellphones/ >> >>> and >> >>> >> http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/2007/02/04/rabbi-eliashiv-declared-war-on-the-deaf/ >> ) >> >>> My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ >> >>> >> >>> My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. >> >>> They do not represent the official policy of any organization with >> which >> >>> I may be affiliated in any way. >> >>> WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Discussions mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Discussions mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Discussions mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discussions mailing list > [email protected] > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions >
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