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Re: Multivariate random number generators

From: linas at austin dot ibm dot com
To: Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>
Cc: Przemyslaw Sliwa <przemyslaw dot sliwa at db dot com>, gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:47:07 -0600
Subject: Re: Multivariate random number generators
References: <OF23F7726C.C353EBF6-ON80256E4E.003C73BC@db.com> <16456.52613.46014.646689@debian.local>

On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:57:09PM +0000, Brian Gough wrote:
> Przemyslaw Sliwa writes:
>  > By the way: what is the problem to put the complete MS Visual build
>  > on the webpage?  I have managed to compile the library, it was
>  > straightforward to me but other people have lots of problems and
>  > this topic appears very often on the list.
> 
> My tolerance for dealing with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Visual
> C++ has been completely used up.  Clint Whaley, the author of ATLAS,
> describes the phenomenon on his site:
>   http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/faq.html#utone

I agree/support Clint/Brian.  This is a cultural divide between 
Windows users and all free software projects, not just atlas/gsl.  
I suppose ESR probably has an anthropological analysis of it 
somewhere.

--linas

References:
- Multivariate random number generators
  - From: Przemyslaw Sliwa
- Re: Multivariate random number generators
  - From: Brian Gough

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