Talk:Gnuplot

Self references
"It is also possible to write gnuplot scripts which, when executed, generate a plot. For an example script, see logarithmic spiral."


 * We aren't really supposed to have self-references, and the article itself has no information about gnuplot. We should link to gnuplot examples or something.  Besides, there are other good things in the Image: space that were made with gnuplot.  Hmmm... - Omegatron 18:09, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

DFSG freeness
gnuplot is in Debian main, so it's DFSG-free.


 * You're right that it's in main, but I wonder if it slipped past the review process. As well as general freeness problems, it clearly fails Debian's Chinese dissident test.  I think we need a reference to a Debian developer saying they've reviewed and approved the licence before we can be sure Debian has knowingly OK'd it. Gronky (talk) 14:08, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Typical usage
The example image shows one of those fancy 3-D mathematical plots, but isn't it true that gnuplot is typically used for 2-D plotting data sets from file? That's how I use it anyway — visualizing huge sets of network statistics. If so, I think the article should reflect that usage somehow. JöG 22:45, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

The lowercase notice
Can't get the "lowercase|title=gnuplot" to show--I hate to register 17:26, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Copy And Paste?
Is it possible to copy and Paste into GNUPLOT? --134.155.99.42 02:30, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

works for me. Arnero (talk) 22:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Output driver
As of 2007 I noticed very bad quality of all, but the eps output for 2d plot. Do not know about splot. Doesn't help that gnuplot won't optionally include a preview image. Arnero (talk) 22:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Relationship to the GNU project
The gnuplot FAQ says "It used to be distributed by the FSF, however, due to licensing issues it is no longer."

Since GNU has plotutils, why did they previously distribute gnuplot? Was plotutils written as a reaction to gnuplot adopting a non-free licence? How do Debian and Fedora distribute gnuplot given it's seemingly non-free licence? Gronky (talk) 14:10, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Command line?
The article starts with gnuplot is a command-line program That's almost correct, though you'd seldom do anything useful with gnuplot interactively. The command language (seldom a single line) should get its own section. Groogle (talk) 02:04, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Domain name
The Domain http://www.gunplot.info seems to be updated, while http://gnuplot.sourceforge.net seem sto be up to date. Therefore I changed the web adress. --Huben-soell (talk) 14:31, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Confusion of Distribution to Whom Terms
A published 'legal' document by Microsoft indicates that gnuplot is used on some of their servers without the need to supply those who appear to lease it source code, modifications to the binary as patches, or even contact information for technical support. See section 10.1 of 'Xbox LIVE Terms of Use' (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Legal/LiveTOU). Whether any modified binary code of gnuplot actually reaches the users' Xboxes is not stated; but then, why mention gnuplot at all if otherwise? Geologist (talk) 09:42, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

gplot.py s/b perl
"gplot.py provides a simpler command-line interface.[10]"

No, should be 'gplot.pl'. While there are several Python wrappers for gnuplot, the linked page is based on a Pearl system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.8.207.146 (talk) 17:40, 9 January 2015 (UTC)


 * "simpler"? Rather subjective matter. 81.6.34.246 (talk) 09:21, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

History
Who made this? When? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.49.18.32 (talk) 19:31, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Change mobile subtitle
Only on the Wikipedia app (I can't get it to display either on the mobile or on the desktop versions of the page), the subtitle to the gnuplot page is "GNU command-line plotting program". That's not true, as it's not a GNU project (and the article contradicts this very information too). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.160.176.138 (talk) 12:46, 3 April 2018 (UTC)