Jimmy,

It is already in SL.  It may not be the latest as R updates very 
frequently.

-connie sieh

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Jimmy Cullen wrote:

> Hi Greg,
>
> I suggest R ( http://www.r-project.org/ ) may be be useful to many al=
> so.
>
> Jimmy
>
> 2009/9/29 Alexandre Pereira <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Hi Greg
>>
>> Being an Engineer, possible name for engineering packages would be =
> Engineering or Physics, I would like to see Calculix/Calculix Graphix=
> (http://www.calculix.de/), OpenFOAM (http://www.opencfd.co.uk/openfo=
> am/), BRLCAD (http://brlcad.org/d/) , Dakota (http://www.cs.sandia.go=
> v/dakota/), Code Saturne, Syrthes, Salome Platform,=A0(http://researc=
> h.edf.com/the-edf-offers/research-and-development/softwares-107001.ht=
> ml) Scilab, Octave/QtOctave/Octave Forge, Paraview (http://www.paravi=
> ew.org/,9 =A0GMSH (http://www.geuz.org/gmsh/), Netgen, Code Aster (ht=
> tp://www.code-aster.org/V2/spip.php?rubrique1), ....with these packag=
> es I guess a great deal of mechanical/civil=A0structural engineering =
> work can be done...
>>
>> And the name "Scientific Linux" would be fully justiified...=A0 :-)
>>
>> BRGDS
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> 2009/9/29 Markus Neteler <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> Hi Greg,
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 06:04, Greg Kurtzer <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am working already to create a repository of scientific packag=
> es to
>>>> integrate with SL. If there are special requests (or better yet,
>>>> people that wish to help with packaging and maintenance), please=
> let
>>>> me know.
>>>>
>>>> We have some packages already in SCM (autobuilder hasn't been
>>>> configured to build these yet), but it will still a bit before w=
> e can
>>>> get these released (again, nudging for some volunteers with scie=
> ntific
>>>> app and RPM experience (or wanting to learn)).
>>>>
>>>> http://www.infiscale.org/scire/
>>>
>>> it would be great to get GRASS GIS (requires GDAL and PROJ4) packa=
> ged
>>> for ScientificLinux:
>>> http://grass.osgeo.org/
>>>
>>> In our community we receive often such request. I can help of cour=
> se if needed.
>>>
>>> Packaging notes are available at:
>>> http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install
>>>
>>> Section would be "Geo".
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Markus
>>>
>>> --
>>> Markus Neteler
>>> Foundation Edmund Mach (FEM) - Research and Innovation Centre
>>> Environment and Natural Resources Area
>>> Head of GIS and Remote Sensing Unit, Trento, Italy
>>> Web: =A0http://gis.fem-environment.eu/
>>> Email: neteler AT cealp.it
>>> Book: http://www.grassbook.org/
>>
>