Re: amber-developers: Intel compiler

From: Robert Duke <rduke.email.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:36:20 -0700

I'll even buy the soap. I originally refrained from saying anything
because
my blood pressure was too high.
Regards - Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ross Walker" <ross.rosswalker.co.uk>
To: <amber-developers.scripps.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:09 PM
Subject: RE: amber-developers: Intel compiler


>> Have you guys paid attention to Intel compiler licensing terms?
>
> Indeed, this has been true for a while and is discussed on the amber
wiki
> http://amber.scripps.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl
>
> Although it seems that most of the academic world is oblivious to this
> restriction on the Intel compilers and since the compilers help Intel
sell
> more cpus it would seem crazy of them to try and enforce things.
Although
> numerous companies have initiated stranger attacks on their own
customers
> in
> the past...
>
> This is not too much of a problem though as g95 is now available under
the
> GNU licence and compiles Amber without problems. It's performance while
> not
> as good as ifort is inline with the performance of the g77 compiler.
>
>> Any way to turn everything back to FORTRAN 77, just in case,
>> please :)?
>
> You should go wash your mouth out with soap for suggesting such a thing
> ;-)...
>
> All the best
> Ross
>
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Received on Wed Apr 05 2006 - 23:49:53 PDT
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