[Tugindia] maths software hassle

[LinuxLingam]

in the light of the pune workshop coming up on maths for academia and others.

The Wrong Choice: Locked in by license restrictions
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/21/1640251

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Sucked in by advertising, Jameson C. Burt
    bought a proprietary mathematical software application four years ago.
    This year, he discovered that he couldn't move that program to new
    hardware without paying hefty license fees. That's when Burt realized
    he'd made the wrong choice." 

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