[$] A new release for GNU Octave

On November 26, version 6.1 of GNU Octave, a language andenvironment for numerical computing, was released. There are several newfeatures and enhancements in this release, including improvements tographics output, better communication with web services, and over 40 newfunctions. We will take a look at where Octave fits into the landscape ofnumerical tools for scientists and engineers, and recount some of its longhistory.