Salut,
 
I am deeply interested in using an open-source symbolic computation kernel under applications such as Matlab (and to keep open, Scilab and Octave). I think this would be an alternative to (very) expensive solutions proposed by The Mathworks, to build it upon GiNaC.
 
A few questions then:
* is there a manner of doing this by implementing a kernel usable for the three softwares mentionned, and developping specific code only for interfacing ?
* are there any legal problems since such a toolbox exists under Matlab (built on Maple) ?
* anyone interested for such developments will express a specific list of desiderata (control, maths,...). How to organize the project so as to provide anyone with the routines he needs ?
* What do you think of this ? Does there exist any such project ?
 
I am working under Matlab, that's why this proprietary software is mentionned here.
Regards,
 
Hervé Tanguy

Hervé Tanguy
R&D Engineer SIREHNA
PhD Student IRCCyN 
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www.irccyn.ec-nantes.fr