Re: could matlab-mode be in ELPA or the GNU emacs tree (like auctex and org-mode)?

[Po Lu]

Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:

>> FWIW the GNU project has a replacement for Matlab named Octave. 

> Well there is a also GNU project called HURD.

How is the Hurd relevant?  Isn't GNU/Linux also free software?

> But GNU Emacs runs on free and non free OS, so although that is
> important point I don't think it is essential.

AFAIU, the GNU project only provides Emacs on proprietary platforms to
give users of those platforms a taste of free software, to encourage
their to switch to a free platform.  I don't see how providing editing
capabilities for a proprietary system would make people switch to free
software.

> As I said, most likely the editing features might be merged, the matlab
> specific code concerns the interaction with matlab through a function
> called matlab-shell.

Does it work with GNU Octave?