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Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by techgipper on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:18PM (#19852549)
So, he's just been sitting around for several years just waiting to "take action" ... doesn't really make sense. I'd also like to think that Jan Poeschko is smart enough to read a contract.
Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by inflatableDodo on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:37PM (#19855458)
>So, he's just been sitting around for several years just waiting to "take action" ... doesn't really make sense.

It takes ages to grow the sharks to full size, even with the extra heat from the volcano.

Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by steve19 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:27PM (#19852627)
It's all well and good until someone forks it and tries to compete with mathamatica.
Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by jVinc on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @04:50PM (#19853321)
That's like saying Apple should be afraid someone straps a microphone to a raspberry pi and starts competing with the iPhone.
Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by steve19 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @05:11PM (#19853483)
If the designer of the rpi works for Apple, the rpi is designed to work like an iPhone and apple. Probably owns the rpi ip the best yes its EXACTLY the same.
Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by techgipper on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:37PM (#19852709)
Is that a dare? :)
Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by ErotemeObelus on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:51PM (#19852841)
He'll take action when he determines that it's dangerous. Nobody except for police officers takes action as soon as they know about a problem.