Open Source Math

An anonymous reader writes "The American Mathematical society has an opinion piece about open source software vs propietary software used in mathematics. From the article : "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.'""

Lol

[Matt867]

Thanks for the article, now some crazed company is going to try to copyright math.

Re:Lol

[Anonymous Coward]

I am going to copyright 0 = 1.
Any software that contains i = i+1 must license my math.

Propriatary Software

[calebt3]

Increasingly, proprietary software and the algorithms used are an essential part of mathematical proofs

Like Excel's 65,535-equals-100,000 formula?

Re:speaking of proprietary

[Main Gauche]

"While it was typeset with TeX (open), only the PDF (closed and uneditable) is provided."

Indeed. Now we are left wondering whether the TeX code is buggy. Like maybe an extra character accidentally slipped into the file.

therefore mathematics software should %not
be open source!

Now we'll never know.

Re:Lol

[Dunbal]

Sorry, but I've already patented the systematic use and manipulation of abstract symbols representing real world quantities in order to derive relationships.

Maths......

[Seoulstriker]

Look around you. Look around you! [youtube.com]

That's how I learned maths in high school.

Re:Lol

[Plutonite]

Sorry, but I've already patented the systematic use and manipulation of abstract symbols representing real world quantities in order to derive relationships.

And I've copyrighted proverbial hand-waving. Together, we hold the scientific community hostage!

Re:Python is part of the answer

[Anonymous Coward]

I am a mathematician.

Yeah right. I don't see any publications by you on MathSciNet, Mr. poopdeville.

Re:Python is part of the answer

[ozbird]

The are all manor of subtle mistakes... Irony?

Re:Lol

[RockoTDF]

i++ will then become the new symbol of freedom! Way to go dude.

Re:Lol

[william_tell]

I wish I figured this out in school. All those times the teacher would ask me to show my work. I could have just said, "Sorry but my solution is proprietary, and therefore I can't show my work."

Re:Lol

[Jarjarthejedi]

Not without my patents on 'Methods of convincing individuals, or groups of individuals, to abide unanimously with a procedure or piece of information developed or discovered by an independently third party' and 'Preventing a group of individuals, or an individual, from being able to make an independent decision by means of force, be it verbal, physical, or implied.'

Re:Lol but...

[BoRegardless]

I've applied for a patent for the carefully aimed use of airborne chairs for intimidation of employees, particularly when they are threatening to resign to go to work for a competitor.

Re:Python is part of the answer

[dotancohen]

e^pi-pi is 19.999099979 [xkcd.com]

Re:Python is part of the answer

[Dunbal]

duhhhh, before you flame, make sure you're right idiot

Re:Lol

[donscarletti]

The assertion i=i+1 just made the field of complex numbers one step more, um, complex.