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Re: Multivariate random number generators


Robert G. Brown writes:
 > On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Brian Gough wrote:
 >
 > > 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#utonew
 >
 > What a great URL.  I'll have to keep this one handy!

Indeed, as he says, "I am not confident that users will read this, but
I am confident that I will use its URL in replying to a lot of future
requests".

I should make clear that in this case it only applies to the download
for Microsoft Visual C++.... somehow a 1-click Windows install set the
barrier too low, and attracted way too many people who thought they
did not need to read beyond page 1 of K&R (let alone the GSL Manual)
because they could just email me instead.

In contrast I've never encountered that problem with people using
Unix, thankfully.

--
Brian


Hmmmm,

Maybe I shall remove my previous email from the list to avoid lots of emails from the Win32 users ???

Regards




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