Expand, factor... as a way to solve, simplify?

Ah! Thanks C Y (what is your name btw???) Now! Here's an answer I like!

I didn't investigate further as to why I get unattended processes. I 
used both maxima and xmaxima (I actually prefer maxima) over several 
days and it took me a while to realize that my box was slowing down.

I could investigate further if you want.

When is the next release for maxima planned? Should I get the CVS or 
wait for a release?

Do we have a bug reporting tool? A support request tool? I'd much rather 
file reports formally then go arguing on a mailing list!


> 
> 
>>I've run Maxima several times on my Linux box. As I ran it again and 
>>again, my machine started to get slower and slower. Yet, Maxima
>>wasn't 
>>"on". I did "ps -A" to discover that several Maxima processes were 
>>running unattended. I'm afraid to report this as a bug because people
>>are going to start arguing that it is a feature and that it is up to
>>me 
>>to run "kill" after I execute a piece of software.
>>
> 
> Is this happening when you use xmaxima?  If I recall correctly, that is
> a know bug with xmaxima in 5.6.  There was some discussion about it in
> the archives.  That should be fixed in CVS.
> 
> Don't worry about reporting bugs - we need feedback.  In this case, you
> have already contributed by showing us issues we need to address in the
> documentation, with the cases you have already mentioned that turned
> out to work.
> 
> 
>>the community shouldn't reject RFE and bug reports on the basis that
>>it is the "user's fault" or "this software is free".
>>
> 
> I agree.  We are in transition at the moment - the original maintainer
> has passed away and we are not even sure who will be doing primary
> development or how we want to handle it yet.  Given a little time,
> things may settle down into more traditional project form.  
> 
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