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[McIDAS #DFR-359343]: Unable to access to mcidas

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #DFR-359343]: Unable to access to mcidas
  • Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:31:34 -0600
Hi Angel,

re:
> I am Angel Luque from the Balearic Islands University, Spain. I have a
> mcidas user (address@hidden) and I have been using the mcidas
> software for research/education in the last years. I am trying to
> donwload the mcidas2008 distribution but it seems to be a trouble
> because I am from a educational institution outside the United States.

> Would be possible to access to mcidas using the current email address
> with which I have registered?

In order to allow non-'.edu' users (users whose email addresses do not end
in '.edu') have access to our distribution of McIDAS-X, we are required by
SSEC, the owners/developers of McIDAS, to have those users agree to the
following:

  SSEC considers permissible users of the international university community
  to be those who are using McIDAS-X for academic classroom instruction or
  academic research by students related to obtaining a degree. Research 
institutes
  and government agencies that use McIDAS-X for meteorological research or
  operations must purchase a license from SSEC for the non-academic use. Given
  this clarification, and if Unidata users remain within the licensing terms
  that include no re-distribution of any portion of the software, SSEC is 
agreeable
  to providing this software to the international university Unidata user 
community.

So, we need a clear statement from you that specifies all of the following:

- you are accessing McIDAS from Unidata for use in a university
- McIDAS must be used for academic classroom instruction or academic research
  by students related to obtaining a degree
- your installation of McIDAS is not for use by a government agency, 
non-academic
  research institute, or private concern
- you agree that you will not re-distribute any portion of the software

As soon as you state that your use of Unidata McIDAS will conform to the items
above, we will add your address@hidden email address to the list that allows
downloading of Unidata McIDAS.

> Thanks

I apologize for the hassle in granting you access to Unidata McIDAS!

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DFR-359343
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed