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