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# RE: [femm] Re: Linux and 3D

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- Subject: RE: [femm] Re: Linux and 3D
- From: "Robin Cornelius" <robin.cornelius@hirst-magnetics.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:55:29 -0000
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- Reply-to: <robin.cornelius@hirst-magnetics.com>

    I would be glad to participate in any future development and would like to
    see a 3D version as well as a linux version, but do not underestimate just
    how long it will take. It is quite easy to hack something together but to
    make a solid piece of software takes much effort. I have just spent the best
    part of two years working on a piece of software(windows) for my company so
    I know from experience.

    The most important thing I learnt was PLANNING !! . If it is well planned
    out at the start things will be so much easier.

    I have very little experience in Linux programming but would love to learn
    and I have 0 experience in clustering so I would be glad to stay well out of
    that one. AT present I am concentrating on windows however and still have a
    few ideas I am trying to bring to femm.

    The clustering seems like a top idea. I haven't thought things through but
    there is no reason why just the solver cannot be remote ie on a cluster or a
    high end server while people use the GUI on their normal Win or *nix box.
    Effectively the solver can be more or less true c/c++ to make it source code
    platform independent.

    About computing power. I have Opera 3D here and it might take a while for a
    3D calc but it is not unreasonable. (Opera 3D drives me around the bend
    however).

    Regards

    Robin Cornelius

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    Subject: [femm] Re: Linux and 3D

    --- In femm@y..., David Meeker <dmeeker@f...> wrote:
    > Hello David,

    I saw your reply on the questions of a Linux version of software and
    the effort to create a 3D version.

    I am interested in porting femm to run on native Linux (as opposed to
    WINE). I'm also interested in developing a 3D version. Its clear from
    your comments that there's a fair bit of effort required for each of
    these. I was wondering if anyone has either of these projects off the
    ground? If so, I'd like to get involved in them.

    I note your point about the compute power required to perform the 3D
    calcs. It so happens that I also have an interest in cluster
    computing and I am doing initial test runs on a modest cluster of my
    own. I'm hoping that it will provide the necessary horse power to do
    the job. If no one else is working in this area, I'd like to have a
    go. If I can get it all going on the cluster, I'll be able to make it
    available to the on-line community later in the year (this is when I
    hope to connect the cluster to the internet via web site front-end.)

    So can you point me in the direction of someone working in the area
    or alternatively, is there any support for further development in
    these direction?

    Kind Regards, Ian Baker

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