Applications and Compilers

The majority of NGS end users run pre-installed software applications or compilations of code provided by other authors. It is less frequently used for the development of code developed by the end user themselves. Unlike grid projects such as EGEE / GridPP where virtual organisations (VOs) have designated software installers, who have login access to sites to install software for their VO users, the NGS relies on the local sites to install and expose (through GRIS and BDII services) software applications for users, or provide compilation environments for users to do this for themselves.