
Announcing xldlas v0.85
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	I have recently placed version 0.85 of xldlas 
	in sunsite's incoming directory:

		ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/xldlas-0.85-source.tgz

	I expect it to be moved to:

		ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/xapps/math/xldlas-0.85-source.tgz

	shortly. It's also available on the xldlas homepage:

		http://a42.com/~thor/xldlas

	You can find precomplied static and shared binaries there as well.


What's New
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	* One new filter

	* Numerous bugfixes

What is it?
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	It's for doing statistics.


Highlights
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	* Based on the xforms library (ie. looks pretty slick)

	* Point and click interface to statistical summaries, OLS
	  regression, plotting, correlation analysis, etc.

	* Neural network and Genetic Algorithm data fitting
	  with some nice visual feedback.

	* Very handy automatic generating of .tex format and html 
	  log files, including tables and plots.

	* Online help



Where'd the Name come from
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	xldlas was inspired by a non-X statistics program called ldlas,
        which stood for ldlas, damned lies, and statistics. So, I guess
	xldlas stands for x ldlas, damned lies, and statisitics.


ATTN: People Using Non-Linux OS's
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	I'm looking for people to act as maintainers of pre-compiled
	non-Linux binaries of xldlas. Please see the web page for
	details.

Feedback
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	The author (Thor Sigvaldason) is happy to receive feedback 
	at: thor@netcom.ca

LSM
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Begin3
Title:          xldlas          
Version:        0.85
Entered-date:   May 12, 1997  
Description:    An xforms based statistical application with graphing,  
		regression analysis, curve fitting using genetic
		algorithms, and some other useful stuff.
Keywords:       statistics, plots, regression, genetic algorithms
		correlation, anova, math
Author:         thor@netcom.ca
Maintained-by:  thor@netcom.ca
Primary-site:   http://a42.com/~thor/xldlas/
Alternate-site: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/xapps/math/
Original-site:  
Platform:       Standard Linux (whatever that means)
Copying-policy: GPL
End
