Feature changed by: Ricardo Gabriel Berlasso (RGBsuse) Feature #308459, revision 7 Title: Include Sage open-source mathematics software Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Todd R (theblackcat) Description: Sage is a python-based GPL advanced mathematics software similar to the closed-source mathematica and the open-source maxima. It seems pretty powerful, supporting many advanced mathematics operations, plotting, and other higher-level mathematics tasks. It provides a nice web interface. Further, the new Cantor advanced mathematics software that will be included with KDE 4.4 can act as a front-end for sage (as well as maxima and R for now). However, there is no Sage package for openSUSE. Considering an official KDE program now uses it I think it is a good idea to provide a package. Further, it is useful, powerful, open- source tool for people in science, mathematics, and engineering, with a rather nicer interface than wxmaxima (which is available). Since Cantor is now in the main KDE education software group I think Sage should probably be in the main release for openSUSE 11.3. In the meantime there should probably be a package in KDE4 Unstable now and one in KDE 4 Factory when it switches to KDE 4.4 beta 1, and probably another in the science and/or education buildservice repository since it can be used in any web browser independently of KDE. The software can be found here: http://www.sagemath.org/ Discussion: #1: Kevin Coonan (kevinc_md) (2010-03-01 17:01:37) The current Cantor package lacks support for the exceptionally well regarded R statistical analysis and programming backend. I concur with including SAGE. SuSE is a great platform for scientists and engineers, and inclusion of better support for the core tools used accross disciplines is important to the future of SuSE as a leader. + #2: Ricardo Gabriel Berlasso (rgbsuse) (2010-03-01 18:42:51) + See this: Add more scientific packages (309007) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308459