On Dec 9, 2007 8:37 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 9, 2007 5:32 PM, David Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On rare occasions the GAP support list gets an email from someone with > > a slow internet connection (usually from a 3rd world country) who wants > > to use GAP. I think everyone would agree that it is important to support > > mathematicians in poorer countries and someone mails out a CD or DVD. > > In this case, I don't know where Walden U is but I don't think the situation > > is the same. I note he didn't say he did not have a fast enough connection, > > so > > it isn't clear to me why he cannot burn his own. > > I'm guessing he wants something that looks professionally labeled and > maybe shrink-wrapped. What do you think?
That or maybe he thinks he can run SAGE from the CD, as in a live CD. (A colleague here thought that...) > > I could actually have some DVD's professionally printed up (it cost < $5/per) > and shrink wrapped with printouts of the tutorial, and "sell" the combination > for $19.99/each... but that would lead me down a road I really don't want > to go down. > > -- William > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 9, 2007 8:16 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: personal info deleted > > > Date: Dec 9, 2007 4:20 PM > > > Subject: SAGE > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Dr. Stein: > > > > > > I find information on SAGE almost "thrilling," and want to get SAGE > > > introduced here at Walden University. I am sorry that I'll be overseas > > > during the time of the joint meeting of the American Mathematical > > > Society and the Mathematical Association of America. Is there any way > > > that I can obtain one of the CDs that will be handed out at the > > > meeting? I see that it can be downloaded at www.sagemath.org, but feel > > > that I can make more impact with a CD in my hand. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > William Stein > > > Associate Professor of Mathematics > > > University of Washington > > > http://wstein.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > William Stein > Associate Professor of Mathematics > University of Washington > http://wstein.org > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
