They are strongly coupled in that they start from the same base.
SLC(CERN) changes things and so does SLF(Fermi).

-Connie Sieh

On Tue, 25 
Jan 2011, Peter Waller wrote:

> On 25 January 2011 19:59, g <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> it seems that you are asking a *scientific linux* list that is at *
>> fnai.gov*.
>>
>> yet, you are referencing to *scientific linux cern*, which is similar,
>> tho not the same.
>>
>>
>> http://linux.web.cern.ch/linux/ is for *scientific linux cern*.
>>
>> for support, see http://linux.web.cern.ch/linux/support/
>
>
> Ah, apologies. I was lead to believe that they were more strongly coupled
> than they are by the SL homepage:
>
> "SL is a Linux release put together by Fermilab, CERN, and various other
> labs and universities around the world. Its primary purpose is to reduce
> duplicated effort of the labs, and to have a common install base for the
> various experimenters."
>
> Obviously, the "C" in SLC is more important than I realised.
>
> Thanks for the clear response,
>
> - Peter
>