> On Tuesday 22 April 2003 18:15, Felix E. Klee wrote:
> Well, I wrote up this questionnaire, but I'm hesitating now - I'm not
> sure if its useful, because I think we know most of the answers/opinions
> anyway... If you think its good, please go ahead. Also, you might want to
> add your own questions - with answers at the end...
>
> Please fill out this questionnaire by using the "reply" functionality of
> your mail reader, leaving all the original comments in place (but, if
> possible, do not add ">" or "*" or the like...)
>
> Please try to be concise! (eg: Do not write "good user interface", but
> also write what type of user interface you are using and why its good)
>
> If you agree with somebody, just add your name (*or* three stars) and
> don't copy everything...
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> What do you use maxima for at the moment: (eg: pure math research,
> physics research, math/physics courses, hacking, ...)
>
> hacking (martin)
> physics/astrophysics research (valerij,felix)
> teaching mathematics (andreas)
> testing if maxima is a replacement for Mathematica yet(singh)
>
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> What are Maxima's main benefits *now* (regarding other CAS):
> (eg: price, interface, math functionality, lisp, ...)
>
> lisp (martin)
> price(valerij,andreas,singh)
> math functionality(valerij,felix)
> freedom as in speech (andreas,felix,valerij,singh)
>
> Availability of the source => Critical bugs can be fixed by users and
> hopefully won't linger for years like e.g. in MMA. (felix,valerij)
> I sure hope so, and that is an extrapolation from using open source
> software (singh).
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> What are the things which need fixing most badly:
> (eg: math bugs, user interface, user docs, internal docs...)
>
> math bugs (martin,valerij,felix,singh)
> internal docs (martin,valerij,felix)
> user interface - plot menus under gnome compatible wm (andreas,singh)
> unicode support, or at least consistent case sensitivity (felix)
>
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