| Making IDL Code Available [message #12688] |
Wed, 02 September 1998 00:00  |
Richard G. French
Messages: 65
Registered: June 1997
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I would like to cast a vote in favor of David Fanning's proposal to set
up a shareware library. MATLAB has a set of 'toolboxes' that one can buy
which do certain tasks well, and I would be happy to pay for a similar
set of very well written and well documented procedures that do specific
tasks. I think this satisfies a very different set of needs than this
newsgroup, which is primarily "How do I get around this particular
quirk of IDL?" rather than "How can I get a good general-purpose
interactive plotting program?" Another big advantage of having these
routines would be that they would serve as templates for ones own
projects. I've certainly found that it is easier to write a widget
program from David's examples than from the IDL manuals.
Dick French, Astronomy Dept. Wellesley College
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| Re: Making IDL Code Available [message #12767 is a reply to message #12688] |
Thu, 03 September 1998 00:00  |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Gwyn Fireman (fireman@aerialist.gsfc.nasa.gov) writes:
>> My idea is to offer IDL save files on the shareware site,
>> and send you the IDL code when you register the product
>> and pay your shareware fee. (I'm thinking of fees in the
>> neighborhood of $20-$100, depending upon the program.)
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> I have a practical problem -
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> Those of us on government contracts sometimes have a hard time getting
> checks cut for shareware, though it is a easier when there is a
> corporation set up.
Geez, half my book income comes from government contracts.
I spend half my day certifying that the damn thing is
Y2K compliant. But if it really is a problem I could set
up some kind of in-kind payment. Perhaps a testimonial
on the newsgroup. ;-)
Cheers,
David
P.S. I was really hoping you would use those government
credit cards. :-)
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Phone: 970-221-0438, Toll-Free Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: Making IDL Code Available [message #12768 is a reply to message #12688] |
Thu, 03 September 1998 00:00 |
fireman
Messages: 49
Registered: August 1991
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In article <MPG.10571b339188f34498968c@news.frii.com>,
davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) wrote:
> My idea is to offer IDL save files on the shareware site,
> and send you the IDL code when you register the product
> and pay your shareware fee. (I'm thinking of fees in the
> neighborhood of $20-$100, depending upon the program.)
I have a practical problem -
Those of us on government contracts sometimes have a hard time getting
checks cut for shareware, though it is a easier when there is a
corporation set up.
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