would be nice if the name has nothing to do with math or related :
maxima : googling brings tons of maxima which has nothing to do with
it !!!
the same for axiom (worse even) fortunatly they have "fricas" :) lol
Le dimanche 02 novembre 2008 ? 13:20 -0500, Richard Hennessy a ?crit :
> "If you really want to make a difference in Maxima's visibility, changing its
> name, perhaps back to Macsyma, would make a big difference. Googling for
> Maxima is pretty much pointless."
>
> I found Maxima by accident and pure luck of the draw. I wish you would change it's name to anything other than the name
> of a car.
>
> "Improving the help system requires people who know math, Maxima, computing, ... and
> can write lucid descriptions. It also requires a nice underlying design"
>
> I don't really like the help system. It would be better if there was an advanced search option that allowed regular
> expressions. Any chance of that happening? I would be willing to do that myself.
>
> Just my thoughts,
>
> Rich
>
>
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