From: naren@cs.uow.edu.au (Naren Kulkarni)
Subject: Re: RFD: comp.soft-sys.matlab
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 07:53:14 GMT

maurer@nova.stanford.edu (Michael Maurer) writes:

>This is a formal Request for Discussion on the creation of a new newsgroup
>called "comp.soft-sys.matlab" (not moderated).

>This announcement is cross-posted to newsgroups whose readers may have
>interest in the discussion about the new group; follow-up discussion will
>take place in "news.groups". Suggestions, comments or problems may also be
>emailed to me at <maurer@nova.stanford.edu>.


>REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION
>----------------------

>NEWSGROUP
>  comp.soft-sys.matlab (not moderated)

>PURPOSE
>  The newsgroup 'comp.soft-sys.matlab' would be a forum for discussing 
>  issues related to the use of Matlab, the scientific calculation and
>  visualization package from Mathworks, Inc.

>RATIONALE
>  Discussion of Matlab questions currently has no single home.
>  Recent discussion has appeared in newsgroups with widely
>  varying charters, such as
>	comp.dsp
>	comp.graphics.visualization
>	comp.os.os2.apps
>	comp.sys.next.misc
>	sci.math.num-analysis

>  A single group will centralize discussion and target the intended
>  audience of such posts more accurately.
>  
>  A Matlab mailing list already exists and is moderated by Mathworks
>  (email to matlab-users-request@mathworks.com).  Because of the slow
>  turnaround of this list (about 4 months), it is unable to address the
>  daily issues that interest Matlab users.  This unmoderated group will
>  fill that void.  The group will be independent of this mailing list
>  and will have no association with Mathworks, Inc.

>CONTENT
>  Appropriate discussion in the group will include both general
>  Matlab issues and platform-specific questions, and discussion
>  comparing Matlab to other systems.  Some examples:

>  General Matlab issues
>	Answers to novices' questions
>	Exchange of public-domain Matlab source code
>	Use of commercial toolboxes (advice, bugs, etc.)
>	Implementation of numerical algorithms
>	etc.

>  Platform-specific issues
>	Graphical output
>	Interface to external programs
>	etc.

>  Comparison to other systems
>	Mathematica, AVS, Khoros, etc.

>NAME      
>  comp.soft-sys.matlab seems to be most appropriate.

>  Matlab is used on many different architectures and thus doesn't
>  fit in any one comp.sys.* hierarchy.  It is more than a programming
>  language, so comp.lang.* is out; similarly it encompasses more
>  than scientific visualization or numerical analysis, eliminating
>  sci.math.num-analysis.* or comp.graphics.visualization.*.

>  The other comp.soft-sys.* groups share this breadth.

>NOT MODERATED
>  As the new group will be for informal discussion and the quick
>  exchange of ideas, no moderator will be necessary.    

>NEWSGROUP CREATION
>  The proposed discussion period will be from November 13, 1992
>  to December 7, 1992.
>  Please post all discussion in news.groups.

>  If a consensus is reached by the end of the discussion period,
>  a CFV (Call for Votes) will be posted at that time. The voting
>  period will last for 21 days.
>-- 
>______________________________________________________________________
>Michael Maurer          maurer@nova.stanford.edu        (415) 723-1024


I think I like the idea - let me know how to send in my vote and

when.

An independant group for developement of algorithms using Matlab

will be very useful - maybe someone will develop a C language

interpreter that can translate a C code into Matlab code.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely


Naren Kulkarni
Dept. Of Electrical & Computer Engineering      Res : 2/9, Hillview Ave.
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