> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaap Spies [mailto:j.spies at hccnet.nl]
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> All individual open source programs you can download will not offer
> an alternative to the Ma*'s.
> Sage offers a way to combine efforts!
> Sage means integration of relevant mathematics software.
How many different programs do you need to combine to multiply polynomials?
Combining N programs that do the same thing does not provide any new
resources.
Efforts to debug or extend existing software beyond current frontiers
is a much slower slog than building a new duplicative front end with fancy
graphics.
>
> Maybe you are just an old sour man. Your are so negative to
> people who are
> enthousiastic about new developments! I'm old to, but I like
> to be open to
> the world.
Could be. On the other hand, self-praise is no recommendation.
>
> Jaap
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