Installing GRASS on PC - Linux vs. SCO ver 3.0

[Mark P. Line]

On Wed, 6 Apr 1994, Ania Oldak wrote:

> can anyone with experience of installing GRASS on PC-486 compare pros
> and cons of Linux vs SCO Unix ver. 3.0 for this? I'm esp. interested
> in ease of use, although installation quirks on these platforms are also
> important. Or maybe SCO is not suited at all? Somehow I can't recall much
> postings to the list on this recently.

I can only report on the Linux side of things: no problems that I can
find. Andy Burnett at CERL has been kind enough to provide binary
executables (though no libraries) of GRASS 4.1.3 for Linux on
topquark.cecer.army.mil. Installing Softlanding Linux is not a problem; I
do it from CD-ROM, but you can order diskettes or download from the net.

Until I run into problems with the Linux system, I see no reason to pay
money for SCO, even if I weren't boycotting Microsoft and consorts.

-- Mark

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