Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:35:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Daniel Ortmann <ortmann@sparc.isl.net> To: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov (Glenn Johnson) Cc: reg@shale.csir.co.za, scrappy@hub.org, handy@lambic.physics.montana.edu, des@flood.ping.uio.no, obrien@NUXI.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATTENTION PLEASE: g77 in base system. Message-ID: <199904200335.WAA14595@pyrl.eye> In-Reply-To: <19990409112852.A14614@symbion.srrc.usda.gov> from Glenn Johnson at "Apr 9, 1999 11:28:52 am"
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> On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 03:52:58PM +0200, Jeremy Lea wrote: ... > Many people don't seem to understand that FreeBSD can be used for > workstations as well as servers and Fortran is *essential* on a > scientific/engineering workstation. ... Absolutely correct. Some up-and-coming IBM simulation ports require Fortran categorically. It's tough answering questions like "FreeB... what? Is that like Linux?" Without a STANDARD system Fortran compiler an operating system is unlikely to be taken seriously by ANY large engineering company. We could, however, do without "fortune". :-) -- Daniel Ortmann IBM Circuit Technology 2414 30 av NW, #D E315, bldg 040-2 Rochester, MN 55901 3605 Hwy 52 N 507.288.7732 (h) 507.253.6795 (w) ortmann@isl.net ortmann@us.ibm.com -- "The answers are so simple and we all know where to look, but it's easier just to avoid the question." -- Kansas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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