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Release 0-6-20091207

Student Name:	Freddie Witherden
Mentor Name:	John Hunter
Title:	Externalising the TeX rendering in Matplotlib
Abstract:	As of 2009 LaTeX is the de facto standard for equation output, with nearly all computer algebra systems being able to output expressions in the form of a LaTeX equation. However, currently the only way to transform a LaTeX equation into a format that is suitable for general consumption is to invoke `latex`. This process is both slow and requires a full-blow latex install. This proposal makes the case for externalising the LaTeX parser that exists within Matplotlib.