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
>