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[News] AMS: Mathemetical Software Out to be Open Source

  • Subject: [News] AMS: Mathemetical Software Out to be Open Source
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:02:03 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Open Source Mathematical Software

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| Increasingly, proprietary software and the algorithms used are an essential 
| part of mathematical proofs. To quote J. Neubüser, 'with this situation two 
| of the most basic rules of conduct in mathematics are violated: In 
| mathematics information is passed on free of charge and everything is laid 
| open for checking.'    
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http://www.ams.org/notices/200710/tx071001279p.pdf


Quite recent:

Microsoft Excel fails math test

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| Microsoft Corp.'s Excel 2007 spreadsheet program is going to have to relearn 
| part of its multiplication table. 
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_excel_bug


Microsoft: Excel Bug Doesn't Add Up

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| If you've been depending on your Microsoft Excel software to do your number 
| crunching for you, you might want to grab a calculator and review your 
| spreadsheets before you send the document out the door. That's because the 
| latest version of Excel is housing bugs that are dead set on ruining your 
| reports.    
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20070927/tc_nf/55613


Related:

[OOXML] Mathematically Incorrect

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| So when it comes to comparing MSOOXML and ODF v1.0 on the basis of the 
| inclusion of "Formula Definitions", it becomes clear that the anti-ODF folk 
| have not much to shout about. In fact MSOOXML's "Formula Definition" is 
| deficient and inaccurate.   
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http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/07/mathematically-.html


OOXML: The Formula for Failure

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| As I've shown, in the rush to write a 6,000 page standard in less than a 
| year, Ecma dropped the ball. OOXML's spreadsheet formula is worse than 
| missing. It has incorrect formulas that, if implemented according to the 
| standard may cause loss of life, property and capital. This standard is 
| seriously messed up. And shame on all those who praised and continue to 
| praise the OOXML formula specification without actually reading it.     
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http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/formula-for-failure.html


When Patents Threaten Science

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| Patents should not be used to protect laws of nature, products of
| nature, or mathematical formulas.
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http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/314/5804/1395

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