Netlib
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Netlib is a repository of software for scientific computing maintained by AT&T, Bell Laboratories, the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[1] Netlib comprises a large number of separate programs and libraries. Most of the code is written in Fortran, with some programs in other languages.
History
The project began with email distribution on UUCP, ARPANET and CSNET in the 1980s.[2]
The code base of Netlib was written at a time when computer software was not yet considered a merchandise. Therefore, no license terms or terms of use are stated for many programs. Before the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 (and the earlier Copyright Act of 1976) works without a explicit copyright notice were public domain software. Also, most of the netlib code is work of US government employees and therefore in the public domain.[3][4] While several packages therefore don't have explicit waiver/anti-copyright statements, for instance the SLATEC package has an explicit statement.
Netlib is indexed by the Guide to Available Mathematical Software.
Contents
Some well-known packages maintained in Netlib are:
- AMPL Solver Library (ASL)
- Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS)
- EISPACK
- LAPACK
- LINPACK
- MINPACK
- QUADPACK
The SLATEC package is special in that it comprises a number of other packages like BLAS and LINPACK.
Other projects
- GNU Scientific Library (GSL), written in C and distributed under the GNU General Public License
Other uses
- NetLib is also the name of a database encryption software company.
References
- ^ Netlib FAQ
- ^ Jack J. Dongarra; Eric Grosse (May 1987). "Distribution of mathematical software via electronic mail". Communications. 30 (5). Association of Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/22899.22904.
- ^ "Netlib and NA-Net: building a scientific computing community" (PDF). netlib.org. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
The Netlib software repository was created in 1984 to facilitate quick distribution of public domain software routines for use in scientific computation.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Classical Fortran: Programming for Engineering and Scientific Applications "The best known repository of public-domain scientific numerical software is netlib" (2009)
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