This isn't a `gift' in the sence that NASA's giving anything away. The source code for NASTRAN will set you back $7000. I might buy a license for the binairy (at $1000/yr) but not unless I can get it for linux. Some of the other stuff is free, but this is the same price structure these programs have been available at for some time now.
I run a small business. And yes, Linux can be a very smart descision. Maybe the [Linux] community should view the business market as an intermediate step toward the desktop. Business users want stable apps running a stable OS, and we don't want to upgrade every other week. Sounds like Linux to me...
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This isn't a `gift' in the sence that NASA's giving anything away. The source code for NASTRAN will set you back $7000. I might buy a license for the binairy (at $1000/yr) but not unless I can get it for linux. Some of the other stuff is free, but this is the same price structure these programs have been available at for some time now.
I run a small business. And yes, Linux can be a very smart descision. Maybe the [Linux] community should view the business market as an intermediate step toward the desktop. Business users want stable apps running a stable OS, and we don't want to upgrade every other week. Sounds like Linux to me...