Hi everyone: On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Amit Saha <droidery@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello everyone: > > I wanted to bring to your attention my efforts at creating a Fedora > Scientific Spin [1]. I have put in the spin page [2] some of my goals, > the reasons of the packages I have selected and the current state of > the project. > > Reproducing from there: > > This spin will be based on the Fedora desktop spin. In addition, a > number of tools and libraries for scientific research is included. I > have decided upon the current set of applications based on my own > experience and some discussions on mailing lists, notably the Canberra > Linux Users Group. > > The current set of packages include a IDE, tools and libraries for > programming in C, C++, Python, Java and R. Also included alongwith are > libraries for parallel computing such as the OpenMPI and OpenMP. Tools > for typesetting, writing and publishing are included. Scientific > computing libraries and tools such as the GNU Scientific Library, > SciPy, Octave, Maxima are also shipped in this spin. > > The current set of packages are provided from the Fedora 15 repository > for my tests and the ISO stands at ~1.6 Gigs. I am currently using it > on my Desktop and after installation takes about ~6 gigs of disk > space. Since Fedora 15 is stable, so is Fedora Scientific! > > (NB: As of now, the Rawhide repository is far from being stable and I > hence I have refrained from using it for my testing.) > > Like I have pointed out in the spin page, I want this spin to be under > the umbrella of the SciTech SIG and hence invite all of you to kindly > make your suggestions/comments. > > I shall keep the list updated on the progress of this effort, > specially the outcome of the spin wrangling process. > > > [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Amitksaha#Fedora_Scientific_Spin > [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scientific_Spin To add to my previous email, I have sought the kind services of the Fedora design team to create a logo for the spin. You can see the current efforts and discussions at https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/196. It would be great to have your ideas on the current logo. Also, do post your comments/suggestions on the discussion page at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:Scientific_Spin Thanks! -Amit -- http://echorand.me _______________________________________________ scitech mailing list scitech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/scitech
