On 08/23/10 09:52 PM, rjf wrote:


On Aug 23, 1:25 am, John Cremona<john.crem...@gmail.com>  wrote:

However, I suggest that for many users who are not pure
mathematicians,  having a different (or alternative?) name for the
parameter "ring" might be helpful.

John

Maybe they shouldn't be using Sage if they don't know the term
"ring",
as well as the meaning of RR.

RJF

If Sage wants to be a viable alternative to the 4 M's, then it needs to be able to be usable by people who are not mathematicians. Despite having engineering degrees I had never come across the term ring (in the mathematical sense), before getting involved in Sage.


Dave

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