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Linux and Unix version support

Comments are welcome on the support strategy outlined below.

Linux

We support the following Linux versions:

Scientific Linux 5
- mainstream version for long-term support
- i386 and X86_64
- Some libraries and desktop applications may not be available on 64-bit (X86_64) installs

Scientific Linux 4
- legacy version, supported where research project code demands it
- i386 (32-bit) only
- no longer recommended for desktop workstations
- some third party applications such as Adobe Flash are no longer supported for this version

Tru64 5.1B-6
- This is now not supported for most end-user applications which are available on linux. Eg Mathematica, LaTeX, email, text-editing, etc.
  - To be more specific, we no longer support any custom software installations on these systems. We do have a collection of prebuilt software available from www.thewrittenword.com, and if a package is available from them, we will install it.
- Provided for legacy code (for example, applications based on alpha fortran code) only.