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The purpose of the Fedora Science and Technology SIG is to improve the number and quality of packages available for scientific and technical users.
The purpose of the Fedora Science and Technology SIG is to improve the number and quality of packages available for scientific and technical users.


== Communication ==
* Mailing list: [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/scitech Fedora Scitech List]
* #fedora-science on the freenode IRC network


== Packagers/Reviewers/People interested ==
== Packagers/Reviewers/People interested ==
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* [[UsingMultipleMPIs]]  - How to use lam and openmpi on the same system.
* [[UsingMultipleMPIs]]  - How to use lam and openmpi on the same system.


== Ideas/Proposals ==
* [[SIGs/SciTech/SAGE|  SAGE packaging discussion]]
* MPI work:
* Use environment-modules to improve the "MPI alternatives" situation -- please see the proposal at the bottom of [[EdHill]]
* Make a Fedora-science spin.


== Packages awaiting review ==
== Packages ==
=== Packages awaiting review ===
* [http://root.cern.ch/ ROOT] - High energy physics data analysis package [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451744 #451744]
* [http://root.cern.ch/ ROOT] - High energy physics data analysis package [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451744 #451744]
* [http://trilinos.sandia.gov/ Trilinos] - Collection of packages that support parallel linear algebra computations, solution of linear, non-linear and eigen systems of equations and related capabilities. [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453703 #453703]
* [http://trilinos.sandia.gov/ Trilinos] - Collection of packages that support parallel linear algebra computations, solution of linear, non-linear and eigen systems of equations and related capabilities. [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453703 #453703]
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* [http://home.gna.org/elfelli/ elfelli] - Visualisation tool for flux lines - [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496742 #496742]
* [http://home.gna.org/elfelli/ elfelli] - Visualisation tool for flux lines - [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496742 #496742]


== Potential Packages ==
=== Potential Packages ===
* [[Asana Math font]]
* [[Asana Math font]]
* [http://www.gap-system.org/ GAP] - Computer algebra system - JasonTibbitts [http://www.math.uh.edu/~tibbs/rpms/gap has a working and up-to-date GAP package], but it needs significant cleanup before it has a chance of passing review.
* [http://www.gap-system.org/ GAP] - Computer algebra system - JasonTibbitts [http://www.math.uh.edu/~tibbs/rpms/gap has a working and up-to-date GAP package], but it needs significant cleanup before it has a chance of passing review.
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* [http://www.scilab.org Scilab] - open source platform for numerical computation.
* [http://www.scilab.org Scilab] - open source platform for numerical computation.


== Bioinformatics WishList ==
=== Bioinformatics WishList ===
 
* [[SIGs/SciTech/BioinformaticsWishList|  Bioinformatics WishList]]  
* [[SIGs/SciTech/BioinformaticsWishList|  Bioinformatics WishList]]  




== Available Packages ==
=== Available Packages ===
 
* [[SIGs/SciTech/PackageList|  List of scientific/engineering packages]]  
* [[SIGs/SciTech/PackageList|  List of scientific/engineering packages]]  




== List of applications we will NOT package ==
=== List of applications we will NOT package ===
 
* Non-commercial clauses in applications licenses render them invalid for inclusion into Fedora Package Collection.  Such apps are not Free and open source software and violates Clause 6 of the [http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php OSI definition]. See an example of such clause:
* Non-commercial clauses in applications licenses render them invalid for inclusion into Fedora Package Collection.  Such apps are not Free and open source software and violates Clause 6 of the [http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php OSI definition]. See an example of such clause:


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all such copies.  Other copyrights may also apply.
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== Ideas/Proposals ==
* [[SIGs/SciTech/SAGE|  SAGE packaging discussion]]
* MPI work:
* Use environment-modules to improve the "MPI alternatives" situation -- please see the proposal at the bottom of [[EdHill]]
* Make a Fedora-science spin.
== IRC ==
Come hang out with us on irc.freenode.net, #fedora-science.


[[Category:Packaging SIGs]]
[[Category:Packaging SIGs]]

Revision as of 08:15, 12 May 2009

Fedora Science and Technology SIG

Mission

The purpose of the Fedora Science and Technology SIG is to improve the number and quality of packages available for scientific and technical users.

Communication

Packagers/Reviewers/People interested

Documentation

Ideas/Proposals

  • SAGE packaging discussion
  • MPI work:
  • Use environment-modules to improve the "MPI alternatives" situation -- please see the proposal at the bottom of EdHill
  • Make a Fedora-science spin.

Packages

Packages awaiting review

  • ROOT - High energy physics data analysis package #451744
  • Trilinos - Collection of packages that support parallel linear algebra computations, solution of linear, non-linear and eigen systems of equations and related capabilities. #453703
  • open64 - The Open64 compiler collection #470830
  • pypar - Parallel programming with Python #487521
  • Gri - GRI scientific plotting language #484386
  • STXXL - STXXL extra large C++ Standard Template Library implementation #474787
  • scilab - Scilab numerical computing and data processing environment #472639
  • Armadillo - template C++ linear algebra library with good balance of speed/ease of use #489686
  • elfelli - Visualisation tool for flux lines - #496742

Potential Packages

Bioinformatics WishList


Available Packages


List of applications we will NOT package

  • Non-commercial clauses in applications licenses render them invalid for inclusion into Fedora Package Collection. Such apps are not Free and open source software and violates Clause 6 of the OSI definition. See an example of such clause:
This software may be copied and distributed for educational, research, and not
for profit purposes provided that this copyright and statement are included in
all such copies.  Other copyrights may also apply.
Name Description Why it won't be packaged
VMD Molecular Visualization and Analysis Package Non-Free license
fasta2 and fasta3 The FASTA programs find regions of local or global (new) similarity between Protein or DNA sequences License contains non-commercial clause
foo bar app patented

Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.