Fernando Avila Castro wrote:
>     I have built packages for Scientific Python (http://www.scipy.org/) 
> for SL 3.0.4
>     Also, I made some useful companions such matplotlib, gnuplot-py and 
> numarray (rebuilt for use with ATLAS).
> 
>     It's not perfect yet, as you'll need numeric (easily obtanained from 
> dag repository, and install pylab.py in /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/
> in a manual way (solved in python2.3). You will also need to deinstall 
> lapack and blas, as it conflicts with ATLAS.
> 
>     You can get them at
>     ftp://danny.astro.uson.mx/UNIX/SL

Hello,
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you about this.  But I've 
been debating what to do with various small groups of rebuilt rpm's such 
as yours.
It's sort of a tricky position.  We definatly want more scientific 
packages such as what you packaged.  We also want to make sure that 
nobody put's in something that not be licensed, or even worse, has 
something like a trojan in it.
Anyway, I think we've figured out a process.

First, we're going to have a 'community' section.  This will be links to 
various web pages, package repositories (such as yours), articles, and 
other things that arn't done by the official S.L. developers, but done 
by various community members.

Second, if a person want's their package to get into the contrib 
section, they need to sign both the rpm and the srpm, so that both can 
be posted up in the contrib area.

Third, if a package in contrib is wanted by the S.L. community, does not 
conflict with packages already in S.L., and a person is willing to 
maintain it, then we'll move it into the main release.

So, anyway.  What I would like to ask you, is if we could put a link to 
your ftp area in our community section of the Scientific Linux web site?

Thanks
Troy Dawson
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