On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:41 AM, kcrisman <kcris...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yes, I think it's a good idea to stop spending time etc on Cygwin port. >> It is a huge PITA to use it in its present state (having spent quite a bit >> of time on it last year) , > > True, though it's frustrating to have to count that all as a sunk > cost :(
I know. I assure you, I've "wasted" even more time on Sage + Windows than you. > What about Emil's LiveCD and bootable partition thingie solutions as > well? Certainly the one-click version is a possible solution as well, > if it's robust. I have never "believed" in the viability of live CD's for much beyond demos, sysadmin work, and hacking into computers when you have hardware access. I don't think live CD's are in any way a viable solution for Sage on Windows. It just doesn't make sense at all for "daily users" -- do you really expect them to drop everything (stop checking Facebook, their email, stop using their favorite editors, etc.) to reboot into Linux *just* to run Sage? Sure, that would be great for a workshop, but for daily use it is completely and totally ludicrous. So I applaud and appreciate the work to create LiveCD's, and I see them as potentially very valuable for workshops and certain other applications, but they are definitely no strategy for adoption of Sage on Windows. William -- 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
