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Free Scientific Software for Developing World?
FlashBoltzmann asks: "I'm a physics student in the US working with a group
of physicists, mostly from Africa, who are interested in helping their colleagues on the continent obtain free software for
scientific and educational use. Often, many science
departments in Africa have little or almost nonexistent
funding to purchase new software packages, especially for
scientific research or education. Some know of the free
software available but say it takes up large amounts of time
over often slow internet connections to find and obtain it. I am asking for any recommendations on freeware or open source software, for any operating system, that anyone knows about. We are looking at the Debian version of Linux for a lot of the great software
that comes with it but resources for MS Windows would be
helpful as well."
"Free educational software of any level is appreciated though we prefer college and graduate level software. Also, field specific software is great, e.g. software for condensed matter physics. Eventually we'll probably combine the software on CDs to be distributed to these scientists. Any help is appreciated especially with programs that perform simulations, mathematical and statistical analysis and plotting, compilers, lab software, etc. The users of the software will most likely be physicists or mathematicians."
OK. It may not be FP, but it's darn close! I am not a troll... (I'll read the story later and put up a real response. You'll see...
-"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
I had a nasty hamburger from Carpool In Herndon, Va last night. Beer was $4 a pint! My tab for a burger and two pints was $16. Wow!
It did make a nice turd this morning tho. It was average size and shape. It took a good minute of pushing to get it going. There was very little smell to it. I rank this turd as a 6.
I would like to talk about half bathrooms. These are bathrooms that just have a toilet and sink. They are usually under a stairwell in a house. What usets me is when some little shithead nephew of my So locks himself in the big spacious bathroom and I have to try to take a shit in the half bathroom. When you are 6'8", it is a pain in the ass. Please, for the sake of us larger people, don't install half bathrooms. Thank you.
Michael Loves Me!
A turkey walks into a bar and sits on the counter and says: "Have you got any bread?"
With this the barman looked stunned at the talking turkey and said: "Ahmm. No"
The turkey looked staisfied with this answer and then looked at the shelves and drinks on them, again he turned to the barman and asked: "Have you got any bread?"
The barman, still quite stunned looked at the turkey and said: "No, This is a bar, theres a bakery three doors down, we have no bread here!"
The turkey looked staisfied with this answer and then looked around again, saying: "You must have bread, have a look outside the back, there must be SOME bread around somewhere!"
The barman getting decidedly pissed off, says: "For fuck sake turkey, WE HAVE NO BREAD!!"
The turkey looked stunned at the answer, and then asked again: "HAVE YOU GOT ANY BREAD"
"FUCK OFF"
"I JUST WANT SOME BREAD"
"I TOLD YOU...."
"HAVE YOU GOT ANY BREAD?"
"LISTEN.....turkey.....IF YOU ASK ME FOR BREAD ONCE MORE I'M GONNA NAIL YOUR FUCKIN BEAK TO THE COUNTER!!!!"
The turkey, looks at the barman stunned and asks : "Have you got any nails?"
The barman says: "NO"
The turkey pauses, then asks: "Have you got any bread?"
Ironically, with Bin Laden a) being suspected of having advanced weapons and b) being a millionaire, I don't think for-pay software is an impediment to him.
Frankly, when for-pay software is still cheaper than a few rifles, any third-world arms program isn't going to be hurting. Remember, warlords and tyrants skim the cash first-- and if they can afford to build the stuff, the software costs are negligible.
No, free scientific software really benefits education, schools that can't afford resources.
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PLease write an article about how the developing world, (composed of niggers and spics), SHOULD USE LINUX!!!!
LINUX for EVER!!!!
A fine troll, sir! I salute you.
You may now go back to masturbating!!
You've really done it now... you posted a question to /. in which you referred to "the Debian version of Linux". Sorry, no relevant answers for you, all you get now is flames and trolls pointing out the difference between Linux distributions and versions of the Linux kernel.
-- If no truths are spoken then no lies can hide --
Terrorists exist because they come from uncivilized, barbaric nations.
Before oil was discovered, the Arabs were a nothing but a bunch of tribesmen fighting for whatever scraps of wealth that existed in their homelands. (Much like the Afghans today) Wealth was measured in access to water.
Once oil was discovered and began to be exploited, the more important tribesmen declared themselves "Kings" and had the money to purchase arms and artillery from Western nations so their rivals could be quickly squashed.
Terrorism of the Middle East variety is a problem because we send billions of dollars to uncivilized religous zealots with the social sophistication of someone from the Dark Ages. The petty kings of these countries live in splendor, while the regular citizenry live in oppressed squalor.
If you want terrorism to go away, don't do business with the Middle East. Buy oil from Texas, Alaska and Russia and encourage the government to give tax incentives for development of alternative fuels.
When the oil princes are bankrupt, terrorism will cease.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth. -JFK
You microshit whore! Go to afhanistan.
made me poop my pants!
I'm going to sue!
Your distro sucks. Linux sucks. You suck.
Fuck you.
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Slashdot saya that I have to few words per line, so I guess I need to add some more words to increase the average. I wondow how many I need?
How do you all get that beautiful art past the lame(ness) filter, pray tell?
I agree, it is excellent. I must admit I liked the chronicles of Thomas Covenant much more. Talk about richly detailed writing!
Having to be a testicle, I am happily the testicle of a spork.