On Sunday 12 April 2009 09:50:18 Aleksej Saushev wrote: > > > I applaud your desire to use a computer algebra system. > > However, the project goals of Axiom clearly don't meet your needs. > > This is simply delusion. I object several points of Axiom, which proved > to be wrong in practice, and you declare "project goals ... don't meet." > > Was you ever told that you're idealist?
Personally, that's one of the things I admire about Tim and the Axiom project - idealism. > that you live in ivory tower? > Honestly, this is the impression of you. I don't talk about your > professional skills those you start complaining of, I only assert that > you seem to lack understanding of target audience needs. I don't presume to speak for Tim or the Axiom project, but I always had the impression that the goal was to CREATE the target audience - to reshape the approach the world takes to computer algebra and this type of software, using Axiom to lead by example. In my opinion, this is something to be respected. There is of course a risk that this type of experiment will not succeed in attracting the support required for long term viability, but I personally don't see that as a reason to avoid performing the experiment. In any case, the literate nature of the work should help preserve its value for the long term, by making it easier for someone else to use the knowledge embodied in Axiom. If you look into the email archives around the time of the forks, you will see that the arguments at the time sound similar to the points you are raising now. The forks were not undertaken lightly. The goals of OpenAxiom and Fricas (as I understand it, the project devs of course can speak to this much better) are very much along the more immediately practical lines you are suggesting. I certainly recommend both projects - I have a great deal of respect for the teams working on them. They have been and are making exciting progress. CY _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer