Macupdate site is for Sage is ... interesting
kcrisman
Apparently some people actually download Sage from Macupdate.com.
Unfortunately, the information is not very accurate. (Some of the
reviews are negative, too, but that's a different matter, as people
will have preferences.)
For instance, the download link is for the PPC version, but then it
says
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
64-bit processor
Here's a confused customer:
Please use a reasonable name for the app, just Sage.app. Version and
platform information does not belong in the app's name. This belongs
in the info plist and web site, and perhaps the disk image name.
Interested parties who have accounts there or know how to change it
can go there for more detail.
William Stein
I definitely don't have a developer account there. I don't know who
setup the Sage page there. I wish it didn't exist.
I do get emails every once in a while about the Sage macupdate page
getting updated.
-- William
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William Stein
Professor of Mathematics
University of Washington
http://wstein.org
William Stein
> Please use a reasonable name for the app, just Sage.app. Version and
> platform information does not belong in the app's name. This belongs
> in the info plist and web site, and perhaps the disk image name.
I don't think they are actually "confused". They are just complaining
about this design decision
by the person that made the Sage OS X app.
Coincidentally, I just happen to be testing app bundles for [1] and
this involves installing multiple versions
of the Sage app bundle at the same time. I'm glad they have different
names. Given that Sage supports running multiple versions of Sage
on the same computer, having different names is a useful feature. It
is also easy to rename the app by clicking on it and pressing
"return". So before somebody makes a big change based on this one
comment, please think.
