Editing Scientific Linux (section)

==Features==
Scientific Linux is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux without protected components such as [[Red Hat]] trademarks, thus making it freely available.<ref name="honline">{{cite web|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Scientific-Linux-5-6-Live-released-1276856.html |title=Scientific Linux 5.6 Live released |website=The H |date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208070002/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Scientific-Linux-5-6-Live-released-1276856.html |archive-date=December 8, 2013 }}</ref> New releases are typically produced about two months after each Red Hat release.{{r|LINUXCOM}} As well as a full distribution equal to two DVDs, Scientific Linux is also available in LiveCD and LiveDVD versions.<ref name="honline"/>

Scientific Linux offers [[Wireless network|wireless]] and [[Bluetooth]] out of the box, and it comes with a comprehensive range of software, such as [[Codec#Media codecs|multimedia codecs]], [[Samba (software)|Samba]], and [[Compiz]],<ref name="dedoimedo">{{cite web|url=http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/scientific-linux.html|title=Scientific Linux – It blinded me with science!|website=Dedoimedo|date=February 3, 2010}}</ref> as well as servers and clients, storage clients, networking, and system administration tools.{{r|LINUXCOM}}

It also contains a set of tools for making custom versions, thus allowing institutions and individuals to create their own variant.{{r|LINUXCOM}}