From owner-chemistry #at# ccl.net Fri Oct 28 14:28:01 2005 From: "Nuno A. G. Bandeira nuno.bandeira!^!ist.utl.pt" To: CCL Subject: CCL: Filters Message-Id: <-29818-051028113209-29019-ukmDfRAygrSsv20jSTA2JA,;,server.ccl.net> X-Original-From: "Nuno A. G. Bandeira" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:32:03 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Sent to CCL by: "Nuno A. G. Bandeira" [nuno.bandeira!A!ist.utl.pt] Cory Pye cpye{}crux.smu.ca wrote: > Please don't trivialize a crippling disability such as autism on the list (or > anywhere, for that matter.) I think you know the meaning of metaphor. > It is comments such as this that could convince the Gordon group to decide > to switch from available source to binary distribution (or none at all). > > Why are people complaining about getting something for free? If you don't like > aspects about the distribution the package of group X, write your own > open-source package, or improve upon someone elses. Any volunteers to write an > efficient integral package? OK. Uh-oh, it works on Suns and IBMs, but not on > SGIs or HP. It works with RedHat, but not with Mandrake or Debian. I can't find > optimized BLAS libraries. How come it core dumps every time I try to do an > f-type integral? Version 4.2.3 of compiler X on machine Y has a bug. Are you > willing to provide support for this free program in perpetuity? In biology, > most mutations are non-viable. Well the "program it yourself like I had to do also, stupid!" attitude does not go down well with some people I'm afraid. I think the collaborative spirit that many so blatantly preach in the open source movement suddenly seems hypocritical with views like that. In any way I meant no offense to the Gordon group. Apologies if my words were too harsh. I just meant to underline my pessimism about the future of the code. -- Nuno A. G. Bandeira, AMRSC Graduate researcher and molecular sculptor Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry Group, Faculty of Science University of Lisbon - C8 building, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon,Portugal http://cqb.fc.ul.pt/intheochem/nuno.html Doctoral student ^_^ IST,Lisbon -- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/150 - Release Date: 27-10-2005