On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 11:46 AM, R. Andrew Ohana <[email protected]> wrote: > I disagree with the sentiment that we should make python package X a > standard package because it is useful for Y. At that rate, every (compatibly > licensed) mathematics and science python package will be a standard part of > sage. Because pycrypto is not truly a dependency of the sage library (i.e. > used in a non-trivial manner), nor is it nicely integrated into to sage (you > have to `from pycrypto import foo`), to me it clearly falls into this boat.
Sage has a fairly clear mission statement: "Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab." Magma doesn't have crypto included, so far as I can tell: http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/magma/handbook/linear_codes_over_finite_fields Do any other MA's? William > > -- > Andrew > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- William Stein Professor of Mathematics University of Washington http://wstein.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
