[gmx-developers] Few Queries

[David van der Spoel]

J.G.Kannan wrote:
> Hi All,
>   I am newbie to this GROMACS application, I am very much interested to 
> contribute to this community. Before starting I have few queries 
> regarding this application (GROMACS). Please find my questions below. 
> Waiting for your valuable answer.

Welcome.

> 
> 1. Which industry using this GROMACS application ?
> [like Energy, Government/Academic Research,Health Sciences, 
> Manufacturing, or Other ?]

Mainly Chemistry, Pharma

> 
> 2. GROMACS belongs to which user community (i.e) Bio Chemistry, 
> Biophysical?

Both + physics

> 
> 3. Dose this application supports parallel computing directy?(Without 
> modifying the source code)

yes
> 
> 4. Which programming Standards or Technologies used?
> 
MPI and the C language

> 5. Which programming language used both command line and GUI ?

C, a GUI is under (slow) development based on Qt, programmed in C++.

> 
> 6. How many total number of user currently using GROMACS application?

1400 people on the users mailing list, 300 on the developers list
Users probably a multiple of this, a conservative estimate is 2000-3000

> 
> 7. Who is the major clients for this GROMACS application?

Don't understand the question.
>  
> 
>   It would great if anyone give detailed information.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -J.G.Kannan.
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David.
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David van der Spoel, PhD, Assoc. Prof., Molecular Biophysics group,
Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University.
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