Netlib - Mathematical Software and Data

• Began in 1985

  • Jack Dongarra, UT/ORNL
  • Eric Grosse, AT&T Bell Labs

• Motivated by the need for cost-effective, timely distribution of high-quality mathematical software to the community.

• Designed to send, by return electronic mail, requested items.

• Automatic mechanism dissemination of freely available software.

  • Still in use and growing
  • Mirrored at a number of sites
    • 3 in US, NO, UK, DE, TW, JP

• Moderated collection

• Distributed maintenance

• Model for domain-specific repositories

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