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Indeed, being open source is a major advantage!

>>It certainly competes due to the fact of being free software, which is a strong requirement of my workflow.

The parent said it doesn't compete "in the breadth or depth of Mathematica" and you responded with "it does compete because it's free!"

Your response does not refute the parent's argument.

> Maxima… doesn’t compete in the breadth or depth of Mathematica (or Maple) at all.