I think JSage has a slightly different focus. Specifically: * It is tied to the Sage Python library * It is intended for people who have a complementary publication in a traditional journal * The code has to be included in Sage and be maintained there * The board of editors consists of Sage developers
What I have in mind is different: * Not tied to implementations in Sage, but implementations accessible from the Sage Notebook * It would *be* a traditional journal (except that it is only available online) - no need for a separate written paper * The code could be in python, C or assembler, etc., in Sage, in Macaulay, Gap or Magma, etc. - the only requirement is it is accessible from the Sage Notebook * The board of editors would be distinguished mathematicians, not necessarily Sage developers (eventually there would be lots of people who are both) * The code examples, algorithm implementations need not run forever and a day in the latest Sage - they would be tied to a certain historical binary, e.g. Gap version x.y.z and Sage version k.l.m And I would be interested in: * Teaching expositions * Survey papers * Implementations of new algorithms * Theoretical papers (where some significant portion of it relies on computations which need verification or where computational examples are given to illustrate it) Both JSage and SagePapers could exist. I personally am not interested in JSage the way it is currently set up. It's an extremely valuable thing to have, just not any use to me personally. As for finding distinguished people, perhaps I am naive, but I have a few names in mind. I guess I am using my definition of distinguished here. I don't care for having old boys club members numbered 1 through 3 on the board. Editors should be committed to the principles of open verification, recognising the historical role of computation in modern mathematics, the use of technology in mathematics dissemination, the importance of clear exposition and a general disposition towards valuing mathematics which has broad academic application and appeal. There *are* distinguished mathematicians who have recognised and stood for those principles throughout their careers. They tend to win awards for their exposition and/or research or have a large body of both computational results and formal papers to their name. I'd name names, but that would be jumping the gun. The one advantage an online journal has over a paper journal is there need not be a page limit on exposition. A clear introduction to the subject matter of the paper, no matter how technical, could be added. I see this as one of the distinct advantages of this medium, along with the fact that computations can be verified by any reader and not hidden away in a broken implementation on someone's hard drive which is never verifiable. Bill. On 12 Apr, 05:45, Rob Beezer <goo...@beezer.cotse.net> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > That all sounds great. But first you'll have to find somebody > "distinguished." ;-) > > Seriously, I see no real reason there can't be interactive research > articles, interactive textbooks and interactive classroom > demonstrations, all with the power of Sage right at the fingertips of > the researcher/student/teacher. The combination of Sage, the notebook > interface and jsMath opens up so many possibilities. There are still > a few rough edges on all this, but there's nothing insurmountable in > my view. > > I wonder if there is anybody who has been tempted to get JSAGE really > rolling? > > http://www.sagemath.org/library/jsage/index.html > > I think it would be a great vehicle for researchers and contributors > to get formal acknowledgement for significant theoretical or > implementation projects within Sage. To say nothing of serving as a > demonstration of all the ideas you've presented. > > Rob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
