Hi William, William Stein schrieb: > It's http://ask.sagemath.org, and it's vastly different than sage-support.
I see. Thank you for the link! > Sage is a "mathematics software" project. I do not think the phrase > "CAS = computer algebra system" accurately describes Sage. Numerical > and other non-algebraic approaches to mathematics are very important > to Sage. Good point. I certainly have a tendency to ignore numbers. But what main mathematical components are there for sage? Algebra, combinatorics, numerics, symbolics, ... ? And what non-mathematical components? Distribution, notebook, ports (Solaris, Windows), public relations, quality management (bug fixes, doc tests, preventing code smells), teaching...? Should there be a separate list for each (or at least most) of them? If not: Why is there a list for algebra but not for numerics? That would create the public impression that, after all, Sage is *not* about numerics but about algebra. If yes: My fear is that people would then mainly hang around in one or two small lists that match their personal interests, and would thus completely loose track of what happens in other fields and become a one-trick pony. Of course, one can hardly be an expert in all parts of Sage. But at least the Sage discussion lists should offer the opportunity to get a vague impression of what's going on, to broaden one's horizon (so that even *I* get a glimpse of numerics...). And that's easier with few well-balanced lists. Cheers, Simon -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
