On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 7:01 PM, kcrisman <kcris...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Related to this whole thread, note there are various web options from > the Ms which, though more likely generated because the technology was > there in terms of the Web, perhaps are less restrictive than they > might have been due to open source alternatives. Of course, it could > also just be good marketing :) > > There is MapleNet (http://www.maplesoft.com/demo/maplenet.aspx), which > seems to sort of function like the Sage notebook server, except with a > very slowly-loading Java thing of course.
Very very very slow loading... I tried the "integrate app", and it's still loading over a minute later, and after I've explicitly agreed to run signed java apps twice. It just came up, but it doesn't work (there's no way to enter a function). Maybe it is a Firefox or OS X bug. The next maplenet thing I tried (special functions) sort of works but has this big scary message: "Legal Notice: The copyright for this application is owned by Maplesoft. The application is intended to demonstrate the use of Maple to solve a particular problem. It has been made available for product evaluation purposes only and may not be used in any other context without the express permission of Maplesoft." > A rep at this past JMM > confirmed that, although there would be no technical barrier to it > functioning like the Sage NB server (i.e. unlimited access to a > worksheet), the licensing they provide would require the customer to > restrict access to the number of users (e.g. students) which the > customer has paid for usage. Still, a step in the right direction for > allowing people to use it without knowing how to use it. Those java applets don't look anything like a notebook to me. > webMathematica is similar, doesn't seem to allow access to a general > Mma notebook at this point. The rep at the Mma booth suggested, > however, that there may be some better solution coming in terms of > licensing/payment. What this means is anyone's guess. However, the > fairly recent introduction of functions.wolfram.com, the Integrator, > and the Player/Demonstrations Project certainly make it plausible that > at least another incremental step of that nature could be in the > offing at some point. Since there are already lots of free graphing > programs on the web, perhaps that would be a natural one - but this is > pure speculation. > > Anyhow, if the availability of Geogebra, Sage, YACAS, and other more- > or-less web-or-applet-enabled OSS math software has contributed to > this, that is good. Somehow I doubt this effect will ever be > quantifiable (even if real, see previous posts), but the presence of > Sage etc. as *visible* projects should help motivate proprietary > programs to try to stay several steps ahead in all areas - at least in > the eyes of their current customers - which is a salutary effect. This is all only good from my perspective if it motivates us as Sage developers to stay several steps ahead. -- William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
