IMHO, latest git versions can usually never be production quality for several reasons.


On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:58:28 -0500
Andrew Z <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I guess im missing something tonight.
> So back to my question - why not to have a group of scientific apps in
> installer ? Whats the advantage of having a separate iso for the  os?
> Say in fedora the scientific apps will be latest git versions and on el
> level - production quality.
> // just trying to understand
> On Jan 15, 2014 10:50 PM, "Jean-Victor Côté" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
> > With a very real solution: http://blends.debian.org/science/tasks/
> >
> > Jean-Victor Côté
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:45:45 -0500
> > Subject: RE: Fedora Scientific Spin
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > CC: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Sounds like an attempt to solve nonexistent problem.
> > On Jan 15, 2014 10:40 PM, "Jean-Victor Côté" <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >  There could be a Long Term Support (LTS) option for Fedora Scientific,
> > built from the latest stable release and tested by the builders.  This
> > sounds a bit like Ubuntu, which might also benefit from a scientific
> > version.  Further upstream, there is Debian Science, which can be built
> > upon directly and which even has versions for many branches of science:
> > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/
> >
> > Jean-Victor Côté
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:06:39 -0800
> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Fedora Scientific Spin
> > >
> > > On 01/15/2014 04:36 PM, Andrew Z wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Would not it be sufficient to have a "scientific applications" group
> > > > in the installer?
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 15, 2014 7:29 PM, "Jean-Victor Côté" <[log in to unmask]
> > > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > They have included interesting IDEs:
> > > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Scientific_Spin
> > > > Collaboration between the two projects might prove fruitful, who
> > > > knows?
> > > >
> > > > Jean-Victor Côté, M.Sc.(Sciences économiques), (CPA, CMA), Post MBA
> > > > J'ai aussi passé d'autres examens, dont les examens CFA.
> > > > J'ai un profil Viadeo sommaire:
> > > > http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/jean-victor.cote
> > > > I also have a LinkedIn profile:
> > > > http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2367003&trk=tab_pro
> > > >
> > > Whether or not a "scientific spin" is placed on Fedora, such an approach
> > > does not address the fundamental issue. Fedora is an enthusiast
> > > perpetually alpha or beta distribution, never designed as a stable,
> > > "bulletproofed", production distribution. For many EL users, clone or
> > > TUV, the reason is stability. I do not need nor use beta environments
> > > except for testing or for those situations in which I am forced to use a
> > > Microsoft product (e.g., MS Win under VirtualBox under Linux). Thus,
> > > any Fedora environment simply does not address the needs of my work.
> > >
> > > Yasha Karant
> >
> >