User talk:Mantepse

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I'm the lead developer on the Axiom project and I clearly know the history and current status of the project.

I'm unsure who you are. Please identify yourself. You are trying to create controversy where there is none and I would like to understand your motive.

If you wish to keep to "the facts" it is perfectly clear that Axiom, FriCAS, and OpenAxiom do not share:

 (1) codebase (check the Makefiles or directory contents)
 (2) websites (check the sourceforge website)
 (3) project leads (Axiom==Tim, FriCAS==Waldek, OpenAxiom==Gaby)
 (4) philosophy (Axiom has a 30 year horizon, FriCAS tries to
                 compete with Mathematica)
 (5) target audience (Axiom is linux only, the others target Windows, etc)
 (6) bug lists (Each project maintains its own bug lists)
 (7) features (Axiom features Firefox-based help, FriCAS features easier
               algebra builds)
 (8) direction (Axiom targets documentation, OpenAxiom targets Boot changes)

In fact, the projects have nothing in common but the fact that FriCAS and OpenAxiom copied the Axiom code this summer. Given that the above eight differences cover everything it could mean to "be a software project" it is clear that they are not the same thing.

In order to address your concerns I'll create Wikipedia pages for FriCAS and OpenAxiom and move your commentary to those pages.

Tim Daly (Axiom Lead Developer)