tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post7674050809281316899..comments2024-03-19T12:09:41.188+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Monday miscellanyVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-24313063060254880122011-08-01T16:14:52.490+01:002011-08-01T16:14:52.490+01:00Strange, isn't it.
The Welsh Assembly Governm...Strange, isn't it.<br /><br />The Welsh Assembly Government has just published its IT strategy. Sitting in there is a small paragraph (3.2) about how Open Source Software is important to the local economy as it enables reuse of local skills rather than relying upon global providers <br /><br />http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/digitalwales/publications/ictstrategy/skip=1&lang=en<br /><br />As for scientists, remind me again what 95% of the world's 500 fastest computers use? Let's have a look: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10187248<br /><br />What about the Large Hadron Collider http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/butterworth.shtml<br /><br />A decent set of software for scientists http://www.scientificlinux.org/<br /><br />mathematical modelling? (e.g.) http://www.kde.org/applications/education/cantor/<br /><br />image analysis? http://www.tina-vision.net/<br /><br />Writing up your scientific papers? http://www.latex-project.org/<br /><br />scientific education? (e.g.) http://edu.kde.org/science/<br /><br />other stuff? (e.g.) http://www.kde.org/applications/education/<br /><br />How much does it all cost you? Free as in beer.Gentoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063939954837162413noreply@blogger.com