How about,

> "PETSc, pronounced PET-see (the S is silent), is a suite of data structures 
> and routines for the scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications 
> that require algebraic solvers, these include many applications modeled by 
> partial differential equations.

  Barry


On Jun 11, 2012, at 8:01 PM, Shri wrote:

> One potential user was confused by the first line on our webpage. He is 
> working on Power Grid simulation (hence no PDEs) and assumed that PETSc is 
> only for solving PDEs.
> "PETSc, pronounced PET-see (the S is silent), is a suite of data structures 
> and routines for the scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications 
> modeled by partial differential equations."
> Hence, i think this line should be edited to make it clear that PETSc can be 
> used for other applications too and not PDEs only.
> "PETSc, pronounced PET-see (the S is silent), is a suite of data structures 
> and routines for the scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications, 
> and ideally suited for those modeled by partial differential equations." or 
> something of that sort.
> 
> Shri


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