Licence and user interface got major improvements:
License:
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- License changed to CeCILL (fully compatible with the GPL v2, see http://www.cecill.info/index.en.html)
Therefore, Scilab is now a 100% free software.
Graphical User Interface:
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- Advanced docking system
- Follow the Tango Desktop Project http://tango.freedesktop.org/
- GUI re-written in Java Swing: Same GUI for all OS (Menubars, toolbars...)
According to debbug 483682 Sylvestre Ledru <email address hidden> has made a prototype package of Scilab 5 at 30 May 2008, at September 2008 he wrote:
> Unfortunately, Scilab 5 won't make it for Lenny. It is a major release with new packages. It is now free (ie, Scilab has to go to NEW again for these two reasons)
Binary package hint: scilab
Ubuntu has very old, not user-friendly Scilab version, 5.0.1 was released on 2008-09
Main Changes Scilab 4.X -> 5.0 you can see here: www.scilab. org/download/ index_download. php?page= CHANGES_ 5.0.1
http://
Licence and user interface got major improvements:
License: www.cecill. info/index. en.html)
========
- License changed to CeCILL (fully compatible with the GPL v2, see http://
Therefore, Scilab is now a 100% free software.
Graphical User Interface: ======= ======= ==== tango.freedeskt op.org/
=======
- Advanced docking system
- Follow the Tango Desktop Project http://
- GUI re-written in Java Swing: Same GUI for all OS (Menubars, toolbars...)
According to debbug 483682 Sylvestre Ledru <email address hidden> has made a prototype package of Scilab 5 at 30 May 2008, at September 2008 he wrote:
> Unfortunately, Scilab 5 won't make it for Lenny. It is a major release with new packages. It is now free (ie, Scilab has to go to NEW again for these two reasons)