On 23 Jan 2008 19:45:01 +0100, Martin Rubey wrote: > > 2) I made some very unpleasant experiences with VMware and coLinux, > and even with Cygwin. An example: a collegue was very enthusiastic > about a package coming with FriCAS I told him about. So I visited > him in his office, downloaded Bill's coLinux distribution, and clicked > install. End of the story: his MS Windows said that this would perform > some "dangerous" operation (not the usual warning that something is > not MS certified or some such) - end of the story.
Could you please document this message. It is in fact quite "normal" for Windows to give such dire-sounding messages to users who try to install non-Microsoft packages. But I have not seen any such message when install the andLinux version of FriCAS. > He refused to continue. And I must say, I understand him well. > He is an excellent mathematician, but uses his computer mostly > for typesetting. He said it would cost him too much energy if > something went wrong with his computer. Ah, Microsoft-induces paranoia - isn't it a wonderful strategy for a proprietary software company! :-) > > Of course, we cannot fix MS Windows. But I can make at least > try installation instructions myself. And since I'm a complete > Makefile ignorant, I believe that I'm quite a good tester... I think you are definitely providing a service to the community by try to install FriCAS and OpenAxiom on Windows. Regards, Bill Page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ open-axiom-devel mailing list open-axiom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-axiom-devel
