#16412: Update Sage FAQ
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Reporter: knsam | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: needs_info
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-6.3
Component: documentation | Resolution:
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Comment (by leif):
Replying to [comment:8 knsam]:
> Replying to [comment:7 leif]:
>
> Is your last comment in reference to my point (6)? If so, do you mean
that we should not have anything about common mistakes that people make
when coming to Sage anew? For example, the polynomial vs symbolic
expression has appeared on sage-support quite often!
>
> While I agree with you that we should not add stuff that we should not
add things that would become obsolete quickly, I guess some of these
points appear so often that it is probably worth having some standard
answers to refer people to. Do you agree here?
Well, IMHO the main problem currently is that we have an unordered list of
random topics.
I'd actually ask on sage-support etc. what users think should be answered
/ are the common problems and pitfalls (installing Sage / using Sage /
using this and that). (This could be done regularly, and we could also
post an updated [short] FAQ monthly, say.)
There are also frequently general questions regarding the relationsship of
Sage's Python and packages to system ones. (Or in other words, a couple
of specific questions arise because users don't know enough about how Sage
is designed / structured.)
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