Dave
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Registered:
12/10/07
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Re: A bit of statistics trivia for Maple and Mathematica
Posted:
Nov 24, 2009 7:25 AM
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Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
> "Dave" <foo@coo.com> wrote in message news:4b0b60a8@212.67.96.135...
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>> No, that is not true. Have you created yourself an account? What is your
>> user name?
>>
>
> I login as guest.
That is what is limiting you then. You will I believe need to create an account,
which will take you all of about 20 seconds. You do not need to give your
address, orginaisation, and you might not need to give an email address either
(I can't be sure on that one). Certainly, the sign-up process is not long.
There are various Sage servers around the world, on various continents.
> I see. So let me make sure I understand.
>
> Person A writes some code and post it on a server running Sage. Person B
> must have an account to run this code and person A must make person B also
> into a "share" list for A.
>
> What if I want to have some code that anyone can run on the server (but not
> edit the code) and without that someone having an account on the server? is
> this possible? it will be like running a Java applet. Any one with internet
> access can run it. It is not convenient that some one must have an account
> and login and I must have them on my share list for them to run some code I
> have.
>
> But I think I now know the idea.
Nasser,
As I said earlier, I am not a Sage user. Questions about how to use Sage would
be better asked on sage-support@googlegroups.com after subscribing at
http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support
I have only limited knowledge. It may be possible to let others run the code in
the *exact* way you want. It may not be, but if you could make an argument why
it would be preferable to let code in this way, someone might implement it, it
it is not already implemented.
To me, it is easier to create an account on a Sage server than it is to install
Mathematica player, which wont for example work on a Blackberry, PDA, mobile
phone or a machine running Solaris.
I note WRI are going to implement a browser plugin, though I wonder if that will
work on any platform. Given Mathematica does not run on a Blackberry, I wonder
if it is technically possible for the browser plugin to work on them. I suspect
not.
The only way to run code on a Blackberry would be to use the Wolfram servers,
which is the way Sage works. There is no server you could run on your own
Blackberry, but you could run on a public server.
I am working on the port of Sage to Solaris, then intend using Sage once it runs
well on Solaris and OpenSolaris. My main motivation is I want a system where I
can share results with others, let others change data, and do this in a way
acceptable to commercial companies. For most companies I have worked with,
buying Mathematica is not an option. The ability to let them make changes,
without purchasing a license, whilst using a secure is more acceptable.
> The thing I find a bit confusing about Sage, is that I do not know what Sage
> is.
>
> I mean, I know Sage provides an interface to many other systems. It is a set
> that contains other systems (subsets).
Again, it is better if you ask these questions on sage-support@googlegroups.com.
I'm certainly not the person to ask. I very rarely answer question on
sage-support@googlegroups.com as my knowledge of Sage is too limited.
If you want to know about issues with Sage specific to Solaris, I am probably
the best person to ask. If you want to know about the issues specific building
Sage on HP-UX, then I am certainly the best person to ask. But I do not believe
you even run Solaris or HP-UX, so I'm not really the best person to answer any
questions you may have.
PS
There is no port of Sage planned to HP-UX, though I do test some Sage code on
HP-UX, as testing on multiple platforms often highlights problems that are
common to all platforms, but which has not been noticed on others.
Dave
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