[scilab-Users] what is the advantage of scilab compared to matlab

[Tim Paysen]

Not only is the obvious advantage of being open-source a big plus, but it also 
has the power to be improved by individual users as necessiy arises; its 
structure is completely transparent to the user.  It is also easier to use in 
many respects--for example, you can program a function right into an immediate 
application--no need to store the function, and call it up seperately (this also 
provides a way to 'tweak' the function to meet specific programatic needs). 

AND--updates are freely available (the open source nature can not be ignored)

TP




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From: sai kiran <saikiran.bonthu at gmail.com>
To: users at lists.scilab.org
Sent: Wed, November 9, 2011 9:16:08 PM
Subject: [scilab-Users] what is the advantage of scilab compared to matlab

Hi Scilab, 

Myself Saikiran, a research scholar, IIT Kanpur, India. Last week I attended an 
interview. They put up a question that why you shifted to scilab from matlab.
I simply told them that scilab is open source and matlab is closed source. They 
told that is not the right answer and hence i am not selected in the interview.
So please could u guys tell me, what are other major advantages of scilab over 
matlab.

Thanks and Regards,
Saikiran
IIT Kanpur
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