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IDL & XOP discussions


FYI,
Tim Mooney

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From dejus@sleipner.aps3.anl.gov Fri Feb 16 15:33 CST 1996
To: xop-user@sleipner
Subject: IDL & XOP discussions 
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Two representatives from Research Systems, INC (Jim Lewonski, Account Manager, 
and Anne Fegley, Systems Engineer) are visiting the APS on Tuesday February 20, 
between 9 am - noon to discuss IDL, embedded IDL for XOP, and any technical 
question you might have regarding IDL (status of HDF for data storage, 
supported platforms, licensing issues, on-site training, etc.). I invite 
everyone who has an interest in IDL to be there. I'll provide the final notes 
on Monday about the location, either the Bldg. 401 or one of the LOM conference 
room. This is the time to voice your concerns about IDL because they know that 
the APS is potentially a big customer, and I would think they are susceptible 
to our concerns.

Just a few words about embedded IDL: This is a ready-to-run executable, 
prepared by the RSI, to be used 'free' without an IDL license. It can be 
applied to any user application written in IDL, and I would like to make use of 
this service for the XOP program. By doing this, we would free the developers 
licenses currently being checked out every time a user is using the XOP 
program, which in a way, is a waste of resources. The developers licenses 
should be used (and reserved) primarily by the application programmers of IDL.

The word 'free' means we can distribute the executable of XOP to users with no 
IDL licenses (within some limitations...?, will learn more on Tuesday), but 
initially we (the APS and ESRF) will have to pay a license fee. This fee is 
partially based on how many potential users there are. 

Therefore, PLEASE RESPOND to this message by e-mail to dejus@aps.anl.gov if you 
either use or you intend to use XOP within the next 6 months.
Also, please notify any person who did not receive this e-mail and forward 
their e-mail addresses to me so that I can add them to the XOP mailing list. 
Any interested CAT members? Please feel free to forward this to any CAT member 
as well.

-Roger. (dejus@aps.anl.gov).


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