Maybe I'm biased :-) but I think the VirtualBox appliance is a great way to
get to know Sage and for students.
But if you want to actively develop for Sage then I would recommend to run
on Unix natively. In principle you can do everything in a virtual machine
but its a bit like learning a lang
It is interesting that nobody recommended using the official way of
installing Sage on windows, by using the virtual box images provided
on the website.
I have run into the problem of how to recommend Sage to students who
will mostly be running windows machines. Still looks like running Sage
on wi
> I'd say that if you really want to develop Sage with your students on a
> joint computer then you need to have direct access to a Linux machine. Its
Or a Mac, if you set up ssh availability or whatever - # 7, Maarten
says so. But see # 3,4.
> What solution is best for you really depends on ho
What solution is best for you really depends on how much you expect sage
will get used. I definitly advise you to have your own sage notebook server
running somewhere. And it would be best if that place was accesible from the
WWW so student can also use it from home.
(3,4) It would not be a lar
I'd say that if you really want to develop Sage with your students on a
joint computer then you need to have direct access to a Linux machine. Its
not that hard to install, just give it a try. The easiest way to collaborate
is if everybody installs Sage in his own home directory, then does his
