| Re: LINUX version of IDL [message #2979 is a reply to message #2804] |
Sun, 16 October 1994 03:44  |
miff
Messages: 2
Registered: October 1994
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First things first : This is _not_ meant to be an operating system flame.
I aim to 1) support the original poster's intentions, and 2) correct
some of his obvious errors.
larkum@optolab.unibe.ch (Matthew Larkum) writes:
>> I'm interseted in persuading RSI to support IDL under LINUX. LINUX
>> is the free, GNU-like version of UNIX for use on Intel-486 based machines (i.e.
>> DOS machines). Our experience with LINUX has been terrific. It is a complete
>> implemtation of BSD-Unix which turns a $2000 PC into a Unix workstation as
>> powerful and functional as any $10,000+ workstation (SUN,SGI,IBM,...)
Bear in mind that Linux is _not_ an implementation of BSD unix.
FreeBSD and NetBSD are BSD implementations. Linux is a unix-like operating
system originally developed by Linus Torvalds. All are freely available,
and perform wonderfully on low-priced hardware.
>> The only thing lacking for us is a binary of IDL which will run under LINUX.
Binaries for a number of operating systems would be nice. There are those
of us who would like to run IDL in extremely harsh environments, where
ruggedised PC hardware has a significant price advantage, and a high-
-reliability PC unix like FreeBSD would be preferable to, say, Intel Solaris
or Linux.
The PC BSD's and Linux share a very similar programming model, and a clean
port to any one would make a port to the others extremely trivial. Given
the low cost of hardware, this would potentially produce a sigificant
market slice for RSI.
The only question I would ask is, would your departmental head be willing
to support any of the free Intel unices?
--
# mike smith : miff@apanix.apana.org.au - Silicon grease monkey #
# "The question 'why are the fundamental laws of nature mathematical' #
# then invites the trivial response 'because we define as fundamental #
# those laws which are mathematical'". Paul Davies, _The_Mind_of_God_. #
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