googling wxmaxima does a good job :) lol
Le dimanche 19 d?cembre 2010 ? 15:15 +1100, Alasdair McAndrew a ?crit :
> This subject was raised almost exactly 4 years ago, and at the time I
> came up with the name "Mathsyma". However, old habits and software
> names die hard, and nothing came of that proposal. If you want to
> google Maxima and not get a car, try "maxima cas" or "maxima -nissan".
>
> -A.
>
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Stavros Macrakis
> <macrakis at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 1) As someone already pointed out, you are trying to solve a
> non-problem -- Google finds Maxima as #1 for the query
> [maxima].
>
> 2) Creating a new name (as someone pointed out) will make the
> problem
> of finding Maxima on the Web harder, not easier, since there
> are
> already lots and lots of references to Maxima on the Web, in
> books,
> etc.
>
> 3) Fateman has already pointed out the if you're concerned
> with people
> searching for Macsyma and not finding Maxima, a useful thing
> to do is
> to mention Maxima's heritage systematically whenever
> mentioning
> Maxima.
>
> 4) Any name incorporating "Macsyma" is likely to be legally
> contentious (if the trademark owner cares). Even if we're in
> the right
> legally, who will pay the lawyer is we're sued?
>
> So please stop pushing for polls etc.
>
> -s
>
>
>
> On 2010-12-18, Waldemar <waldemar4u at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > thank you for many replays.
> > As for trademark I'm not a layer but my personal meaning is
> that
> > Macsyma != Macsymase
> > Try to pronounce this both words and you will realize there
> sounds differed.
> >
> > I heard also that OpenOffice is also a trademark, so Sun
> named his
> > office package officially OpenOffice.org.
> > Here are some discussions about it:
> > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=5859
> > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=5130
> >
> > So I think there wold be no problem with this name.
> > Since there is a big feedback of people who has the same
> problem with
> > the name. I would suggest to start a pool with some name
> suggestions
> > and later a pool were people can vote for this names.
> > I would be very clad to count the results for you.
> >
> > Ok have a nice day.
> >
> > Bye
> >
> > Waldemar
> >
> > 2010/12/17 Waldemar <waldemar4u at googlemail.com>:
> >> Dear Maxima community,
> >> It is very hard to find some additional information about
> Maxima on
> >> internet, because the most google hits are about nissan
> maxima,
> >> maximas and minimas of some functions and so on. So I would
> like to
> >> suggest, to rename Maxima in some more unique name.
> >>
> >> Here are my suggestions:
> >>
> >> Since Maxima is a descendant of Macsyma how about:
> >>
> >> MacsymaNG <- Macsyma new/next generation.
> >> OpenMacsyma <- similar to DOE Macsyma.
> >> MacsymaS <- Macsyma Schelter's edition.
> >>
> >> Or sine Maxima is fully implemented in Common Lisp, how
> about:
> >>
> >> Maclisy <- Mathematical Common Lisp System or Mathematical
> Calculation
> >> System.
> >>
> >> So what think you about it?
> >>
> >> BTW: Does anybody know what Macsyma stands for?
> >>
> >> Have a nice day.
> >>
> >> Bye.
> >>
> >> Waldemar.
> >>
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