[isabelle-dev] Sum of Squares server down?

[Makarius]

On Mon, 22 Sep 2014, Tobias Nipkow wrote:

> On 22/09/2014 16:52, Makarius wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014, Lawrence Paulson wrote:
>>
>>> I have installed a copy of the software locally. Would be worth making this a
>>> component?
>>
>> This canonical question has come up each time, after someone spent significant
>> time with the NEOS/CSDP server. I have started to experiment myself with the
>> binary downloads from https://projects.coin-or.org/Csdp
>>
>> So far it works fine, but I need to do more multi-platform tests.
>>
>
> To avoid having to the install binaries by hand.

That *was* the purpose of the server when it was done the first time many 
years ago. Now we have the well-established concept of Isabelle components 
to avoid the IKEA-effect for users, to assemble things manually from 
parts.

I have the component already -- it was much easier to make than the 
cumulative mail traffic about this topic.  I merely need to test it a bit 
more, before it becomes a standard component for everybody.


So far the conclusion on this thread: the NEOS server has no purpose 
anymore and can be removed.


 	Makarius