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This is an old revision of DesktopScientific made by BenoitAudouard on 2006-07-26 02:58:56.
Desktop Scientific
Scientific people mainly use Unix for their batch, maybe a GNU/Linux workstation would be more efficient ?Study of what already exists
- http://www.caelinux.com/ adds salome and Code_Aster to a live-cd for CAE (computer aided engineering) see CAELinuxSuggestions for other suggestions (mainly in physic)
- https://www.scientificlinux.org/ a RHEL 4 for scientific peoples (mainly a dedicated bootsplash + specific packages (openafs, mp3)
- an interview with users seems required to identify requirements and usages
the context
take into account the requirements for- biologist (may need GIS)
- physicists (computation on clusters)
- chimist (ADN or molecules oriented programs)
- mathematicians (formulaes + formal calculations)
- others ?
perhaps provide users with a dedicated bootsplash ?
Primary requirement is to take into account the admin requirements : manage easily installation, take into account business requirements (deploy easily new software, even if not yet packaged)
advantages of GNU/Linux
- an efficient operating system, immediate interoperability with servers
- a set of packages immediately available
- the possibility to contribute packages to a distribution (which greatly eases the work of the workstation administrators)
- promote libre software with appropriate licensing : without falling into proselytism, show that the correct choice of license can benefit everyone : engineering state shools for example, the seamless integration in Mandriva Linux being a vector of international distribution, the use being not restricted (immediate availability to students is a plus), it will be easier to use on clusters as well... (more efficient)