Title :
Netlib and NA-Net: Building a Scientific Computing Community
Author :
Dongarra, Jack ; Golub, Gene H. ; Grosse, Eric ; Moler, Cleve ; Moore, Keith
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN
Abstract :
Two resources evolved in the early 1980s to serve the needs of the scientific computing community. These resources were Netlib, a software repository that facilitated distribution of public-domain software, and NA-Net, a file of analysts´ contact information that eventually supported an online directory and newsletter digest. The authors who created Netlib and NA-Net explain the history of these resources and their continuing impact.
Keywords :
history; mathematics computing; numerical analysis; public domain software; software libraries; NA-Net software repository; Netlib; history; network library; numerical analysis; public-domain software; scientific computing community; Access protocols; Databases; Electronic mail; History; Internet; Lifting equipment; Open source software; Scientific computing; Software libraries; Web server; Mathematical software; public domain; scientific computation;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2008.29
