Re: A great list of scientific software

[Chris Walker <chrisw@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Frederic Lehobey <Frederic@Lehobey.net> writes:

> Hi Sylvestre,
> 
> Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre.ledru@inria.fr> (2008-08-12 22:54:16) :
> 
> > Guys from Scubuntu (A future non-official-yet scientific version of
> > Ubuntu) have compiled a fantastic list of Scientific Software:
> > http://scubuntu.meraka.org.za/wiki/Scientific_Software

I've added this to http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/OtherLinks

They mention scibuntu which I've also added.

> > 
> > I am trying to reach them to see if we could work together on this (for
> > example if they would be interested in CDD) but I don't have answers
> > yet.
> > 
> > Sylvestre
> > PS: Yes Frederic, this could be a an example of use of
> > http://vcs-pkg.org ;)
> 
>   I think such an information is worth to be sent to debian-science
> mailing list.
> 
>   My rule of thumb: technical (and sometimes boring) messages to
> -maintainers, general information : to debian-science (where are
> users).
> 
>   I plan to add such several lists worth of interest to some wiki
> page.
> 
>   By the way, with respect to Ubuntu-based efforts, notice there is
> also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuScience

Already at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/OtherLinks

Though this list could probably do with being updated.
 
> 
>   I think all those guys should work with us. 

Indeed. 

> Let's make this
> attractive to them by providing a nice and easy shared debian-science
> infrastructure.
> 

Chris