[tech] [committee] Matlab license for UCC

James French frenchie at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
Sun Sep 18 22:50:42 WST 2011


That would limit how many people can run it simultaneously however.
Most people wanting to use it in UCC probably have clue enough to
figure out an X-forward.

Regards
F.

On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Bob Adamson <bob at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> I think it would probably be most accessible if it were installed on
> maaxen and then used either via rdp or the thinterms. My only concern is
> graphics processing capabilities - what does it need, and how well would
> it work over rdp?
>
> Andrew Adamson
> UCC President
> bob at ucc.asn.au
>
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> On Sun, 18 Sep 2011, matches at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au wrote:
>
>> I have not used Matlab before, but based on what I have heard of it I think
>> this is a good idea.
>>
>> Mathematica might be cool to have as well, but the licensing is a bit annoying
>> and expensive (You have to pay for it annually), and I suspect it is less
>> widely used than Matlab (at UWA).
>>
>> Sam
>>
>> Quoting Grahame Bowland <grahame at angrygoats.net>:
>>
>> > That sounds great, I'll SSH tunnel it from home :-) Win!
>> >
>> > On 17 September 2011 18:35, James French <frenchie at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
>> > > I'd suggest just one license installed on motsugo and instructions on
>> > > how to x11 forward it.
>> > >
>> > > F.
>> > >
>> > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Matt Didcoe <mattman at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > > It was suggested that we get a copy of Matlab for UCC.
>> > > >
>> > > > They are $50/computer at the currently negotiated prices.
>> > > >
>> > > > What are people's thoughts? I can see some benefits - for example, by
>> > > > offering software available in the labs we encourage an active
>> > > > academic side to UCC where our members come to study in a friendlier
>> > > > environment (next step is tables you can draw on in the loft - and
>> > > > tiny coloured stools!). On that note, if people think its a good idea,
>> > > > should we be looking at other regularly used software as well?
>> > > >
>> > > > I need to confirm our eligibility, Deborah from IS Software doesn't
>> > > > see a problem but wants all the details (how many licenses etc) to
>> > > > make sure she's asking the right questions.
>> > > >
>> > > > Cheers,
>> > > > MRD
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
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