Fwd: Fluka2008.3c released

Dear All,

   I am sorry to come back to this matter, however I would like to draw your attention on the release notes of the new version of FLUKA. As you see usage of the VMC has been disabled. I am informing you only now because was done without consultation with the ALICE Computing Project and it effectively prevents the usage of the fluka_vmc interface. I have looked at the FLUKA download page, but there seems to be no information yet about the "special version". A mail we have sent some few days ago to the chair of the FLUKA Coordination Committee is still unanswered.     I am really very sorry for all the time and effort you have spent on this interface, whose future seems now uncertain, but I hope that a solution can be found quickly. From my point of view I can only express my bitterness. ALICE has spent a lot of time and effort in developing this interface, and we are prevented from using it at the time when we would have needed it most to help us evaluating the systematics for the first LHC interactions.      Thanks for your attention and understanding. Best regards,

Federico Carminati
CERN-PH
1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 76 74959
Fax: +41 22 76 68505
Mobile: +41 76 487 4843

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Alfredo Ferrari <alfredo.ferrari_at_cern.ch>
> Date: 1 December 2009 14:15:13 CET
> To: <fluka-users_at_fluka.org>, <fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org>
> Subject: Fluka2008.3c released
> Reply-To: Alfredo Ferrari <Alfredo.Ferrari_at_cern.ch>
>
> Dear Fluka users,
>
> a (further) patch version of Fluka2008.3, Fluka2008.3c, has been released
> just now. It contains few bug fixes, in particular:
>
> a) Tau+/- decays (whether "prompt" or after transport) are now controlled
> by the PHYSICS card with SDUM=CHARMDEC as per charmed particle decays
>
> and a significant functionality change/improvement which affects users of FLUGG and VMC (and which is the reason for bumping the patch level).
>
> Functionality change with respect to the use of FLUGG and VMC (Virtual
> Monte Carlo):
>
> - FLUGG: starting from this patch version, FLUGG is better supported
> by Flair. Most Flair functionalities, including geometry plotting,
> can be used with FLUGG, having care to point to the correct executable.
> In order to exploit fully this capability, please download also the
> latest FLUGG release, as well as the latest Flair release, both
> available from the FLUKA web site
>
> - VMC: due to several examples of (inadvertent) use of the FLUKA-VMC
> interface by people/groups who never asked for the required derogation
> to the license, the hooks for VMC have been removed. A special version
> with the hooks reactivated will be available on the FLUKA website
> under a download procedure reserved for the authorized experiments.
>
> See the RELEASE NOTES for further details.
>
> As usual, all users including those not affected by the changes, are kindly invited to upgrade as soon as possible to Fluka2008.3c. Support and bug fixes will be provided for this version only.
>
> As it is obvious from the name, the major revision number of this release
> is 2008, the minor revision number is 3, and the patch level "c". With
> this patch release all FLUKA versions older or equal to 2008.3b are
> obsoleted and they shall no longer be used according to the conditions
> spelled out in the FLUKA license.
>
> Best regards
> The FLUKA development team
>
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> | CERN-EN/STI || Fax.: +41.22.76.69474 |
> | 1211 Geneva 23 || e-mail: Alfredo.Ferrari_at_cern.ch |
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Received on Tue Dec 08 2009 - 11:29:54 CET