Re: [Axiom-developer] Axiom, FriCAS, forks and teeth

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Jay Belanger wrote:

| 
| Gabriel Dos Reis <address@hidden> writes:
| 
| > Jay Belanger <address@hidden> writes:
| >
| > | "Bill Page" <address@hidden> writes:
| > | ...
| > | > But literate programming is not really the problem. Rather I think the
| > | > problem as usual, is just the way in which decisions are (and are not)
| > | > being made in the project.
| > |
| > | One reason for the fork was to be able to put off documentation,
| >
| > Did you get that for a fact from Waldek?
| 
| Yes; didn't you?

No.  Otherwise, I would not have asked.

| In the announcement of the fork, Waldek quotes Tim as saying
| that literate programming was a primary goal of the Axiom project, and
| if somebody wanted to get somewhere faster that they should fork.

I believe it takes an extraordinary amount of both stretch and imagination 
(which, obviously, I do not have) to conclude from that quote that Waldek
wanted "be able to put off documentation" -- when in fact he did, in his 
wh-sandbox contribution, document his findings and work and he continues 
to do so.  That is why I wanted facts or statements from himself 
instead of putting words in his month or assigning him ill motives.

-- Gaby