This is getting offtopic .... See inline.
> I'm no windows fan. I use Solaris most of the time - only use windows > on my laptop. It's ok saying "Forget Windows", but a lot of people are > hapier with windows than linux. > > Take a look at this > > http://jameswharris.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/waiting-for-linux/ > > I know the person that wrote that is a pretty Unix system admin. I > know he has an excellent knowledge of Solaris (a real Unix system). Yes, that´s an interesting point. Here nis another story: On my daughters machines , I have installed Ubuntu, dual-booting with windows. They use linux most of the time! Why? "because, it is easier to use", they say. I didnt teach them to say that, (and if nI did, it wouldnt work, they can think for themselves now). kjetil > >> Especially once DirectX is workable in linux without the use of a >> virtual drive, or even wine. A lot more users will then head over aka >> gamers. Even recently the CEO of Red Hat has talked about planning on ways >> to stop the use of proprietary coding all over from commercial to industry, >> etc., and trying to get people into using open-source. Of course the average >> user will have to know more about computers. Plus linux use to be programmer >> friendly only before the graphical interface allowing the non-programmers to >> use it without having too many issues. So maybe in the future linux will be >> fully user friendly like windows without all of the issues MS has built into >> windows. Like I said it will be "eventually" a downfall for Mathematica. >> These events that I have mentioned will take time. > > I don't see Linux being the downfall of Mathematica myself. For a > start, Mathematica runs on Linux. > > I recently had a discussion with a sales rep from a vendor of HFSS - a > really expensive software package, that makes Mathematica seem like > freeware. He said most users were using Windows. > > I'm no fan of Windows, but it does seem easier to use than Linux. But > I have more control on Linux, which I personally like. But not > everyone does. > >> As for the symbolics Sage >> will eventually get the coding down to be on the level Mathematica is at >> with it's symbolics. > > I'm not so convinced myself. I think WRI can attract the best people > in this area. Whilst Sage will progress, so will MMA. I'm not so sure > Sage will ever catch up. > >> >> Eric > > > Dave > > -- > To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support > URL: http://www.sagemath.org -- "If you want a picture of the future - imagine a boot stamping on the human face - forever." George Orwell (1984) -- To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
