Netlib

Netlib is a scientific computing library maintained by AT&T , Bell Laboratories , the University of Tennessee, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory . Netlib comprises a large number of different programs and program libraries. Most of the code is written in Fortran .

history

The project began in 1980 with the distribution of emails in the UUCP , Arpanet and CSNET .

The Netlib code base was written at a time when software was not yet a commodity. Therefore, there are no license agreements for most programs. Much of the code was written by US government employees and is therefore in the public domain. This also applies to SLATEC . The license of some other packages is not finally clear.

Netlib is indexed by the Guide to Available Mathematical Software .

Content

Well-known packages from Netlib are:

• AMPL Solver Library (ASL)
• Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS)
• ICE PACK
• LAPACK
• LINPACK
• MINPACK
• QUADPACK

The SLATEC package includes other packages such as BLAS and LINPACK.

Other

• NetLib is also the name of a company that sells database encryption software.

other projects

• GNU Scientific Library (GSL), written in C and published under the GNU General Public License .

Web links

• www.netlib.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Netlib FAQ.
2. ^ Jack J. Dongarra, Eric Grosse: Distribution of mathematical software via electronic mail . In: Association of Computing Machinery (Ed.): Communications . 30, No. 5, May 1987. doi : 10.1145 / 22899.22904 .