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Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by bloaf on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:33PM (#19855652)
I'm going to posit that Mathematica knows that its value proposition is not its syntax.
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Re:Mathics – A free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica by delhanty on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:38PM (#19855674)
Totally agree with that sentiment. It's all the other stuff too.

What I'm saying is that a syntax compatible Mathematica clone, with all the other stuff too, ever took off, then Wolfram Research's playbook would be:

1. try and hire the lead developers.

2. if that failed, call in their lawyers and assert their IP rights over the syntax.

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