On 8/12/07, William Stein wrote: > On 8/12/07, Bill Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | The problem I have with (2) is that I might be trading one form of > > | tyranny for another ... Certainly the Sage project's apparent ultimate > > | goal of "assimilation" of other computer algebra projects (which > > | William Stein might well deny) is a little worrisome if my goal was > > | primarily the longevity of the original Axiom source code. But the > > Of course I have to write to deny that goal :-). By far, the primary > goal of SAGE is to create a viable high-quality practical alternative to > Magma, Maple, Mathematica, and Matlab as soon as possible using > existing open source components when practical. > ... > This was the motivation for David Joyner and I offer to provide > support of various forms to a possible Axiom fork. I actually > think the direction Waldek is pushing FriCAS so far is *excellent* > from our point of view -- he is making it much easier to distribute > and build FriCAS, which will make it very suitable for SAGE users. > At the same time, it's a clear separate project. That's the optimal > situation from my point of view. ...
Thank you for writing. Of course I did not seriously intend to cast you or the Sage project in a negative light. I was merely trying (perhaps too forcefully) to express what I see as a possible external reaction to the close relationship between Sage and other projects. I am glad that you have stated the Sage goals and motivations very clearly so that it is possible to base important decisions about the future of projects like Axiom in a more rational manner. I am personally very sympathetic to these goals exactly as you have statement them. Regards, Bill Page. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
