Dear NMGLUG,<br><br>We are a local software company, actually a for-profit and a non-profit to cover our proprietary and open-source code-bases. We just submitted a proposal to the NSF to install this combo on a supercomputer at the U. of Kentucky. If successful it could lead to a $multimillion project in 2013. (See attached PDF file). This file has many links to our website, which you can explore to get a full picture of our technologies. I encourage you to do so, as it will enable us to move a bit faster in our discussions.<br>
<br>As this proposal discusses, we are sitting on a collection of code-bases which have been developed over a very long time. The oldest, Fortran Calculus, is proprietary, and is written in G95 Fortran. Its lineage reaches all the way back to the Apollo program. The rest are open-source (Glade GUI-builder & Bison compiler-compiler "escalator" tools and web "spiritext" generators) and are written in Perl and C. Our intent is to cede these to the open-source community for further development in line with our business plan. So we thought we would start with your group if there is any interest. <br>
<br>To this end, we would like to hold a series of your Thursday night GLUG meetings at our office at 1513 Third street, Suite B, beginning with the next one on November 10. I will brief you on our technologies and show you some demos. Then we can explore what might be possible. We have extensive Linux experience, including Suse, Fedora, Ubuntu, and CentOS. We rent a Cloud VPS (Tectonic in Pensylvania), and also make extensive use of VMware virtual appliances.<br>
<br>Please RSVP back, so I can plan for the meeting.<br><br>Thank you,<br>-- <br>Joseph 'Bear' Thames<br>MetaCalculus, LLC and Meta Science Foundation<br><a href="tel:%28505%29%20977-9024" value="+15059779024" target="_blank">(505) 977-9024</a> - Cell Phone<br>
<a href="mailto:beartham@gmail.com" target="_blank">beartham@gmail.com</a><br>