Re: [Axiom-developer] RE: User interface,TeXmacs and Axiom

[Pierre Doucy]

Even if diversity is a good thing, Bob has a point.
That's very good news if people want to hack stuff around Axiom, but
it there is not a clear line, like an official GUI, an official SCM,
etc...

I must admit that Axiom's offering is confusing. I don't think
newcomers (and people in general) like to have the choice. The first
time I came across axiom, I wanted a quick way to give it a try, not
having to make endless decisions without really knowing which is best.

Pierre


On 4/13/06, Jay Belanger <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Bob McElrath <address@hidden> writes:
> ...
> > I worry a lot this group is bifurcating more than it is collaborating.
> >
> > We have N code repositories using 4 different version control softwares,
> > 4 GUI's, 4 programming languages, 2 websites, etc.
>
> The bifurcations apparently make everything a power of 2.
>
> > Getting images out of tex is a hack and always has been.  We can either
> > push on better tools to make them better (e.g. MathML), or keep
> > incrementing the number of hacks we have collecting dust.
>
> You say "hack" like it's a bad thing.
> I believe there will always be those who want to interact with Axiom through
> Emacs, and so why not make it look nice?  I would think that the
> IMaxima analogue would fall under the "make better tools better"
> umbrella rather than the "hacks collecting dust", particularly since
> IMaxima itself has been very well received.
>
> Jay
>
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