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[Maxima-commits] CVS: htdocs index.shtml,1.7,1.8
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From: Robert D. <rob...@us...> - 2005-11-08 05:27:36
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Update of /cvsroot/maxima/htdocs In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv6168 Modified Files: index.shtml Log Message: Update the news items and revise somewhat the descriptive text, incorporating in part suggestions by Robert Burns. Index: index.shtml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/maxima/htdocs/index.shtml,v retrieving revision 1.7 retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -d -r1.7 -r1.8 --- index.shtml 15 Oct 2004 01:46:29 -0000 1.7 +++ index.shtml 8 Nov 2005 05:27:25 -0000 1.8 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ <body> -<div class="title">Maxima - a sophisticated computer algebra system</div> +<div class="title">Maxima, a computer algebra system</div> <div class="titlespacer"></div> @@ -41,7 +41,46 @@ <h3>About Maxima</h3> <p class="contentbox2"> - Maxima is a descendant of DOE Macsyma, which had its origins in the late 1960s at MIT. It is the only system based on that effort still publicly available and with an active user community, thanks to its open source nature. Macsyma was the first of a new breed of computer algebra systems, leading the way for programs such as Maple and Mathematica. This particular variant of Macsyma was maintained by William Schelter from 1982 until he passed away in 2001. In 1998 he obtained permission to release the source code under GPL. It was his efforts and skill which have made the survival of Maxima possible, and we are very grateful to him for volunteering his time and skill to keep the original Macsyma code alive and well. Since his passing a group of users and developers has formed to keep Maxima alive and kicking. Maxima itself is reasonably feature complete at this stage, with abilities such as symbolic integration, 3D plotting, and an ODE solver, but there is a lot of work yet to be done in terms of bug fixing, cleanup, and documentation. This is not to say there will be no new features, but there is much work to be done before that stage will be reached, and for now new features are not likely to be our focus. +<p>Maxima is a system for the manipulation of +symbolic and numerical expressions, including +differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, +ordinary differential equations, +systems of linear equations, +and vectors, matrices, and tensors. +Maxima produces high precision results +by using exact fractions and arbitrarily long floating point +representations, and can plot functions and data in two and three +dimensions.</p> + +<p>The Maxima source code can be compiled on many systems, +including Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. +The source code for all systems +and precompiled binaries for Windows and Linux are available at the +<a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933">SourceForge file manager</a>. +</p> + +<p>Maxima is a descendant of Macsyma, the legendary computer algebra +system developed in the late 1960s at the Massachusetts Institute of +Technology. It is the only system based on that +effort still publicly available and with an active user community, +thanks to its open source nature. Macsyma was revolutionary in its +day, and many later systems, such as Maple and Mathematica, +were inspired by it.</p> + +<p>The Maxima branch of Macsyma was +maintained by William Schelter from 1982 until he passed away in 2001. +In 1998 he obtained permission to release the source code under the GNU +General Public License (GPL). It was his efforts and skill which have +made the survival of Maxima possible, and we are very grateful to him +for volunteering his time and expert knowledge to keep the original DOE +Macsyma code alive and well. Since his passing a group of users and +developers has formed to bring Maxima to a wider audience.</p> + +<p>We are constantly updating Maxima, to fix bugs and improve +the code and the documentation. We welcome suggestions and contributions +from the community of Maxima users. +Most discussion is conducted on the +<a href="http://maxima.sourceforge.net/maximalist.html">Maxima mailing list</a>. </p> <!-- News section --> @@ -54,51 +93,49 @@ <!-- News entry --> <div class="news"> - <h4>Web site updated</h4> - <p> Links to user interface tips and plotting examples have been - added to the Docs page. The Release Plans page has also been updated - for the 5.9.1 release.</p> - <p class="newsdate"> Thursday, October 14, 2004 - </p> -</div> - -<!-- News entry --> -<div class="news"> - - <h4>Maxima 5.9.1 is here!</h4> - <p> 5.9.1 has been released. Get it <a href=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933&package_id=4960&release_id=270236>here</a>.</p> - <p class="newsdate"> - Friday, September 24, 2004 + <h4>Maxima 5.9.2 release</h4> + <p>Maxima 5.9.2 has been released. + Source and binary files are available at the + <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933">SourceForge file manager</a>. + </p> + <p class="newsdate"> October 17, 2005 </p> </div> <!-- News entry --> <div class="news"> - <h4>Maxima 5.9.0.9RC1</h4> - <p> The first release candidate for the 5.9.1 release is out. Get it <a href=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933&package_id=4960&release_id=268580>here</a>. (Download this if you are doing final testing for release. Others should wait for 5.9.1)</p> - <p class="newsdate"> - Saturday, September 18, 2004 + <h4>Revised manual and new tutorials</h4> + <p> + The Maxima reference manual has been revised and updated, + and there are new tutorials. + See the + <a href="http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs.shtml">Maxima documentation page</a>. + Some documents are now available in Spanish and + Portuguese. + </p> + <p class="newsdate"> October 17, 2005 </p> </div> <!-- News entry --> <div class="news"> - <h4>Maxima 5.9.0.9beta2</h4> - <p> The second beta for the new 5.9.1 release is out. Get it <a href=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933&package_id=4960&release_id=255777>here</a>. (Remember - this is a beta. Only download it if you are helping to get the release ready. Others should wait for 5.9.1)</p> - <p class="newsdate"> - Saturday, July 24, 2004 + <h4>Web site updated</h4> + <p> Links to user interface tips and plotting examples have been + added to the Docs page. The Release Plans page has also been updated + for the 5.9.1 release.</p> + <p class="newsdate"> Thursday, October 14, 2004 </p> </div> <!-- News entry --> <div class="news"> - <h4>Maxima 5.9.0.9beta1</h4> - <p> The first beta for the new 5.9.1 release is out. Get it <a href=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933&package_id=4960&release_id=248459>here</a>. (Remember - this is a beta. Only download it if you are helping to get the release ready. Others should wait for 5.9.1)</p> + <h4>Maxima 5.9.1 is here!</h4> + <p> 5.9.1 has been released. Get it <a href=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4933&package_id=4960&release_id=270236>here</a>.</p> <p class="newsdate"> - Saturday, June 26, 2004 + Friday, September 24, 2004 </p> </div> |