On Sep 29, 9:01 am, Marshall Hampton <hampto...@gmail.com> wrote: > It looks like it might be a while before this is fixed by numpy: > > http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/ticket/1403 > > Given the importance of numpy to Sage, I think it might make sense to > drop support for PPC linux. On the positive side: > > 1) There are considerable improvements to numpy and scipy in the > latest version that some of our developers and users are interested in > (not to mention bugfixes). > > 2) We need the latest scipy & numpy to be able to upgrade the python > version in Sage. I don't think it makes sense to freeze our version > of python. Also there are many interesting improvements to python in > the 2.7 series, which will be the last 2.x version. > > The downsides of dropping support for a platform are obvious, but I > really wonder how many people are running Sage on linux PPC.
Though let's be clear that the downside is there. For instance, there is also the socio impact - one of the (supposed) advantages of open source is that it can run on a wider spectrum of hardware, esp. lower end and older ones. It would be nice for Sage to do this as much as possible. I think the real problem is that we never knew whether Linux PPC was supported or not! The notion of 'official support' has evolved considerably over the last year, thanks largely to the efforts of Dave K. - mostly in good ways, I'd say. - kcrisman -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
