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How to contribute

  • Your contribution to Scilab is welcome. There are many ways to contribute to Scilab, and users are invited to share their experience of Scilab by submitting their own functions, toolboxes, user guides etc.
  • Note that contributions can be either downloaded from the Scilab ftp server or from your own server. The contributions which are uploaded at the Scilab site can be included in some cdrom distributions made by the Scilab group for diffusion e.g. into specific courses.
  • Ideally, all contributions should be pointed to by the Scilab Website. If you are aware of a missing link, contact .
  • In order to submit a contribution, please fill the submission form and either upload your package or mention a Web site where the contribution can be downloaded.
  • The Summary field should contain a brief description of the contribution, and possibly a list of keywords. It should also mention the installation requirements (for instance, a specific operating system or library).
  • The Description field should mention the authors of the contribution. If the contribution is based on external libraries/programs, their authors should also be acknowleged.
  • Do not forget to mention the license and copyright restrictions (if any).  In particular, you should make sure that you have the right to redistribute the external librairies/programs that are included in your package.
  • The corresponding author should provide a valid E-mail address where he can be contacted by the Scilab team.
  • Some ideas of development for Scilab are listed in the following page.