Re: LUG: Linux on Mac, SAS on Linux - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:08:05 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: Linux on Mac, SAS on Linux

From : "Carrie M. O'Brien" <obrienca@meredith.[redacted]>

Date : Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:08:05 -0500

Hey folks,

Copy me on any responses to this - I'm also interested to know
suggestions for good Linux distros. Thanks!

Carrie O.

Jean-Jacques Dubois wrote:
> Hello all,
> First posting to the list, with three questions:
>
> Having tried out a few live distros, I am considering getting serious
> about migrating to Linux.
> I have some older Apple hardware lying around unused (two early-ish
> Imacs), which would be just the ticket for a first 'real use' test.
> I know ubuntu would probably work out. Any other suggestion, opinions,
> feelings?
>
> Next, the only application I really cannot substitute when migrating
> is SAS. I am well aware of other great statistics apps on Linux,
> chiefly R, but migrating to R is not a possibility for me yet. So: SAS
> makes it clear that SAS for Linux has been designed with Red Hat on
> Intel in mind, and that all bets are off if it is installed on another
> distribution. What are the NCSU Linux users thoughts on this?
>
> Thank you
>
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> Jean-Jacques Dubois
> Plant Physiologist
> USDA/ARS Plant Research Unit
> Department of Crop Science
> North Carolina State University
> 3908 Inwood Road
> Raleigh, NC 27603
> (XXX) 515-9496
> jbdubois@ncsu.[redacted]
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