Al Neumann wrote:
> The Resolution:
> This week, after fully loading SL with extra packages and effectively
> inventorying apps and testing much of it all, I now loaded...  the newest
> 
> version of perhaps SL's 'nemesis' system, Quantian (v 0.7.9.2), And,
> although this version hasn't changed since March '06, I believe it is far
> 
> superior to SL in its offering of real "scientific" apps and opportunitie
> s
> for my kids.
> 
> So, "Scientific Linux" lab guys, how about pursuing and integrating real
> scientific apps into your regular iso, let alone better versions of many 
> of
> the basic apps -or else change the name?  That's just my recommendation. 
> 
> (As it stands, I can't spend any more time w/ SL.)  Note: Dirk at Quantia
> n
> is not so active with the Quantian distro, as he has a regular job, but h
> e
> is very active in its wealth of topics and real scientific subject matter
> . 
> -"Hat's off" to Dirk!
> 
> (And we all have Stellarium on our PCs now.)
> Thanks.
> See ya!
> Al

Obviously Scientific Linux is not what you need here, but a quick glance
at the Quantian website shows it hasn't been updated for nearly 3.5
years and there's no activity in the mailing list for nearly 2.

If I type the names of any of the software listed on Quantian's page
into the software installer on my desktop here (Mandriva 2009.1) it's
all available, and in much newer versions than on something not updated
for 3.5 years. Any modern distro with decent software repos should be
the same.

If it works for you great, but I'd avoid connecting it to the net when
it's missing 3.5 years of security updates!

Tim

Tim