On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:54 PM, root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since the stated goal of Sage is to be a viable alternative to > the 4Ms it makes sense to develop a "measure" of how close the > goal is approached. [specifc test suites] > This is where Sage gets to prove it really is a 4Ms alternative.
The goal of Sage is to be an alternative to the 4M's in the sense that it is a viable alternative for *real people* to do what they need to do on a day to day basis for their research, teaching, and education. This is best measured by *listening* to real people describe how they use math software, and specifically what they they really find lacking in Sage. Pursuing a grand program involving large test suites is of course very valuable, but it is a much different than the main goal of the Sage project, and it somewhat ignores the dynamic nature of real people and their needs. The mission of the Sage project -- to provide a viable free open source alternative for every real people to Magma, Maple, Mathematica, and Matlab -- is not going to change until it is accomplished. -- William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
