I've learned about Maxima as the GPL version of Macsyma just a
few weeks
ago and I was very excited since finally we've got free CAS of
such
completeness and quality. Dr. Schelter death is a shocking an sad
news.
It is important to keep Maxima project alive and improving and
I'm
willing to contribute. I have many years experience in
computer algebra systems and in LISP programming
in particular. Unfortunately not with Maxima/Macsyma/Common LISP
but mostly with Reduce and Standard LISP. Now I plan to
port on Maxima my program for computation in differential
geometry and gravity theory. I think that it is good way
to master Maxima and background LISP system.
I also plan to maintain binary Maxima/GCL packages for
ALT Linux - Mandrake derived Russian distributive.
Best wishes,
Vadim Zhytnikov
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[ Vadim V. Zhytnikov <vvzhy@mail.ru> <vvzhy@td.lpi.ac.ru> ]