Re: MuPAD is too expensive



Andrey Grozin wrote:


So, it is *much* better to rely on an active free software project. It will not
go bankrupt, be bought, lose the interest in this market segment... (unlike a
commercial firm).

Your comments are relevant but there are downsides to free software too.

Why not try Axiom?
* It costs 0$



Microsoft Windows XP is free to my institution. The cost to
install it is half a day of labor.

Maxima from sourceforge is free.  The cost (to me) to download it
and install it is low because it comes in an install.exe.

I think Axiom requires linux. The cost of installing linux,
if you haven't done so already... ?


* It is at least as powerful as MuPAD
* You can contribute to its development
* It will not disappear into thin air

Andrey 

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