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"laptop running a sophisticated math program" I wonder what that is? Or is it just Mathematica or something?

• JamesArgo 13y ago
  99% sure it's Mathematica.
• perryh2 13y ago
  Scientists at Lawrence Livermore use a lot of software that I believe is not available to the public (e.g. scientific simulations). Mesquite is one custom LLNL software [1]. MATLAB is very common, but I didn't see much (if any) usage of Mathematica (intern last summer). [1] https://iscr.llnl.gov/annual_report/fy2005/subcontracts/kraftcheck.html https://iscr.llnl.gov/annual_report/fy2005/subcontracts/kraf...
  • toomuchtodo 13y ago
    If its written by the government, its required to be in the public domain.
    • DuskStar 13y ago
      Unless of course it's classified... (programs that simulated nuclear weapons come to mind)
    • voidlogic 13y ago
      I'd bet lots of things at Lawrence Livermore fall under national security and will not be in the public domain for a very very long time.
    • vidarh 13y ago
      If it's written by the federal government, it is not protected by copyright. But that does not mean it will necessarily be released. If you can't get your hand on it, the lack of copyright protection won't do you any good.
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