About Fastnet

The Fastnet package was developed by Thilo Gross at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Mariene Diversity (HIFMB) in Oldenburg Germnany.

Funding

Thilo's work is funded by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK) and the Volkswagen Foundation through the “Niedersächsisches Vorab” grant program (grant number ZN3285).

Publication

The package is also decribed in the following publication:

TBA

Contact

You can contact Thilo by email (thilo@gross@gmail.com) or using the snail mail address below

Prof. Dr. Thilo Gross
HIFMB
Ammerländer Heerstr. 231
26129 Oldenburg 
Germany

About the name

This package is called Fastnet because it can simulate networks fast. However the name is also reminds of Fastnet rock. A small rocky island off the Irish coast that boasts a distinctive lighthoese. Before the lighthouse was built, many sailors died in wrecks on this lonely rock. This image serves as a reminder of our solidarity that blooms in harsh environments and our ability to make the world a better, safer place by making contributions toward a common good. One way to make such a contribution today is to advance humanity's knowledge and capabilites through freely accessible research and free software. If you use Fastnet, consider making also the results of your work freely available. Please build a lighthouse on the foundations I laid by providing this package.