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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Scientific Use Of Linux
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:57:10 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:52:56 -0500, DFS wrote:

> It's extremely rare for a scientist to use Linux on
> their desktop.

Hint: there is a distro called “Scientific Linux”. (One of many science-
oriented distros popular at CERN and other important scientific 
institutions.)

Is there a product from Microsoft called “Scientific Windows”?

No.