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[McIDAS #PDW-724322]: McIDAS access

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #PDW-724322]: McIDAS access
  • Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:29:49 -0700
Hi George,

re:
> I have registered on the unidata website in order to gain access to the
> McIDAS software. However, as my email address is from an educational
> institution outside the United States I am not able to download the
> software. Is it possible for me to gain access?

In order to allow non-'.edu' users (users whose email addresses do not end
in '.edu') to 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 let us know that your use of Unidata McIDAS will conform to the
items above, we will add your  email address address@hidden to the list
that allows downloading of Unidata McIDAS.

> Thanks,

I apologize for the hassle!

> George Takacs
> Centre for Medical Radiation Physics
> University of Wollongong
> Wollongong, NSW, 2522
> Australia
> Phone: 61 2 4221 4897
> Email address@hidden

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PDW-724322
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed