Re : future of maxima



Under linux, texmacs is a perfect gui for maxima. The typesetting is 
done by latex, and the ouput are all wysiwg.
http://www.texmacs.org



> Boris Veytsman wrote:
> > > From: Raymond Toy <toy at rtp>
> > > Date: 19 Sep 2001 17:36:47 -0400
> > >
> > > I am willing to help with maxima, but don't think I can give it
> > > the time it needs.  I'd basically keep maxima running on cmucl
> > > and/or clisp.  Perhaps some changes to various other parts when
> > > bugs are encountered.  Currently, I was thinking of adding some
> > > more support for elliptic functions and integrals.
> > >
> > > But in any case, what better way to honor his memory than to keep
> > > maxima (and gcl) well?
> >
> > Agreed. I volunteer to help with testing.
> >
> > If the people from UTexas need help with support of maxima lists
> > and/or Web site, I can participate too.
> >
> > --
> > Good luck
> >
> > -Boris
>
> Regrettably, I don't have time to devote either.  Heck, I don't have
> time to read this mailing list.  But maxima is a very useful tool, so
> I encourage folks to follow up with this.  Clearly, the underlying
> algorithms are the most important aspects of the tool.  However, a
> simple GUI front end with basic on-line help would be a highly
> desirable addition.  This addition would make this wonderful tool
> approachable by a much wider audience.
>
> -Mark
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