[Axiom-developer] Fork time

[Waldek Hebisch]

First, I would like to thank Wiliam Sit for starting this
debate.  He formulated pragmatic view of Axiom development
that I share.  I hoped that eventually Axiom project will
take such direction.  However, the debate made clear for me
what I shall do.

In response to Wiliam Sit Tim Daly wrote:
> Rather than starting by refuting your points in detail let me ask the
> question....If you know that literate programming is a PRIMARY design
> goal of Axiom and you don't support that goal, then wouldn't it make
> sense to take the freely available original sources, which are not
> literate, and start a new Sourceforge project (say, OpenAxiom,
> RawAxiom, whatever)? That way you can define the goals to be anything
> you like.
>

Later:

> It is NOT important for the goals of this project that we "get there
> FAST" or that "we use the standard methods". If those are your needs
> then, by all means, start a Sourceforge project that achieves those
> goals. Make a Scratchpad or FASTAxiom or STANDARDAxiom or SITAxiom
> project. Take a copy of Waldek's branch and release it under that
> name.  Axiom, and by that I mean, THIS Sourceforge project, does not
> have those goals. My ONLY request is that you choose a different name
> for your new project and stop referring to it as "Axiom".

I decided that it is best to follow this advice -- I plan to
created a new project called FriCAS -- many details are undecided
yet (even the name may change).

Let me shortly state my reasons:
- I feel that current "offical" statements about Axiom project
  are harmful for the project
- my attempts to change project direction are labeled as
  stealing the project -- new project should make sitation
  clear

I value Axiom comunity, but feel that leaving current project is
the best way to clarify situation.

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                              Waldek Hebisch
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