Some details of the Scilab distribution depend on the version. Whenever the distinction between different versions is necessary, the following identifiers will be used.
stable version
stable version, released December 1999
official unstable release as of 2000-7-21
unofficial release from the Saphir site; intended for an INRIA course; first spotted 2001-1-22.
unofficial branch from the INRIA sources as of 2001-1-10 modifications to up to and including 2001-1-18, courtesy of Stéphane Mottelet.
official unstable release
official version, released 2001-3-26