[919] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Third Party Linux software
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex T Prengel)
Mon Jan 30 18:18:05 1995
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
Cc: alexp@MIT.EDU, reidmp@MIT.EDU, ellis@MIT.EDU, nschmidt@MIT.EDU,
warlord@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 18:17:55 EST
From: Alex T Prengel <alexp@MIT.EDU>
Hello,
We are ready to begin installing some of the Third Party Linux
versions of Athena Third Party packages. My understanding of the
agreement between ACS and SIPB is that we (ACS) will supply the software
and read in the bits; we will try to get the software running,
and will then turn over operation and maintenance to SIPB. (Some
further adjustments and configuration may be necessary after we do the
initial setup).
I have been informed that the appropriate locker is linux; I do not know
the configuration you would prefer, i.e. something like:
/linux or /linux
/maple /thirdparty
/tecplot /maple
/xess /tecplot
/lots_of_other_sipb_things /xess
/lots_of_other_sipb_things
How you want to deal with AFS quota and volumes is another issue. If
someone wants to set up a structure like one of the above, with enough
quota for each app and full acls within the subtree, that would be fine.
We will also need acls in linuxbin to set startup scripts or links.
If you acl system:swmaint, that will allow ACS in; if you could also
acl ellis, Steve Ellis, who may install Tecplot, will be able to get in as
well.
My estimate of space needed: 30 meg for each of Maple, Tecplot, Xess
(we will probably be able to reduce this considerably after the installation).
As you may infer, these are the only "major Third Party" apps we will have
in the forseeable future (from the Athena side of things).
It would help if you could set up accounts for us (alexp, reidmp, ellis)
on a Linux machine that we can telnet or rlogin to, with X displaying
remotely. I assume that AFS and ticket getting (kinit, aklog) will work
as usual (?).
Please let me know if there are any further issues to deal with, or if
your understanding does not agree with mine. There may be some
interesting technical issues with license servers (Tecplot) or IP
number range locking (Xess). There are also legal license issues; you
can read a summary in the appropriate README.athenas, and I have
copies of the full licenses if more detail is needed.
Alex Prengel, Jr.
Academic Computing Services
Software Acquisition Coordinator
