| Standalone executables (was Origin of IDL) [message #21489] |
Tue, 29 August 2000 00:00  |
Andy Loughe
Messages: 174
Registered: November 1995
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> I think we'll be ok. (Damn, I'm gonna get flamed for sure!)
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> You certainly are, you forgot the compilation to fully standalone
> executables! ;-)
The closest we may ever get...
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| Re: Standalone executables (was Origin of IDL) [message #21650 is a reply to message #21489] |
Wed, 06 September 2000 13:41  |
Harmonic Software
Messages: 2
Registered: September 2000
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[This followup was posted to comp.lang.idl-pvwave and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]
If you want to be able to create royalty-free distributions
of your technical computing applications you might
check out the O-Matrix Developer version ...
http://www.omatrix.com/omdeveloper.htm
<39B5FA0C.2621AE14@dkrz.de>, martin.schultz@dkrz.de says...
> David Fanning wrote:
>>
>> [...] and the total cost can be arrived at
>> only after careful consideration of all the variables.
>> [...]
>
> Here is the most recent price quote from the German
> representative of RSI (Creaso):
> for each scalar variable (but not complex, pointer, or
> object): $ 0.02
> for each complex
> variable: $ 0.04
> for each 1-dimensional array not exceeding 65K
> elements: $ 0.05
> for each 2+ dimensional array not exceeding 65K
> elements: $ 0.08
> for each variable with more than 65K
> elements: $ 0.25
> for each pointer that gets freed
> later: $ 0.01 (1)
> for each pointer that needs a
> heap_gc: $ 2.80 (1)
> for each object:
> - $ 0.15 (2)
>
> All prices are per license, there is a reduction of 15% if you
> purchase more than 100 licenses. A base fee of $ 3.50 is added
> for each program unit regardless of it's use of variables.
>
> (1) please note that the data the pointer is pointing to must be
> purchased seperately
> (2) please note that the data stored in the object must be
> purchased seperately
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
> PS: WARNING: This is a joke ! ;-)
>
>
>
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Beau Paisley Harmonic Software Inc.
http://www.omatrix.com 800-895-4546
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| Re: Standalone executables (was Origin of IDL) [message #21658 is a reply to message #21489] |
Wed, 06 September 2000 12:00 |
Andy Loughe
Messages: 174
Registered: November 1995
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Martin Schultz wrote:
>
> David Fanning wrote:
>>
>> [...] and the total cost can be arrived at
>> only after careful consideration of all the variables.
>> [...]
>
> Here is the most recent price quote from the German
> representative of RSI (Creaso):
> for each scalar variable (but not complex, pointer, or
> object): $ 0.02
> for each complex
> variable: $ 0.04
> for each 1-dimensional array not exceeding 65K
> elements: $ 0.05
> for each 2+ dimensional array not exceeding 65K
> elements: $ 0.08
> for each variable with more than 65K
> elements: $ 0.25
> for each pointer that gets freed
> later: $ 0.01 (1)
> for each pointer that needs a
> heap_gc: $ 2.80 (1)
> for each object:
> - $ 0.15 (2)
>
> All prices are per license, there is a reduction of 15% if you
> purchase more than 100 licenses. A base fee of $ 3.50 is added
> for each program unit regardless of it's use of variables.
>
> (1) please note that the data the pointer is pointing to must be
> purchased seperately
> (2) please note that the data stored in the object must be
> purchased seperately
Ok, we'll pack all input data into short integers, perform
only linear operations using our IDL standalone license, and
then unpack the data and display it using python and gnuplot.
This sounds wonderful, and think of all the money we'll save!
--
Andrew Loughe =====================================================
NOAA/OAR/FSL/AD R/FS5 | email: loughe@fsl.noaa.gov
325 Broadway | wwweb: www-ad.fsl.noaa.gov/users/loughe
Boulder, CO 80305-3328 | phone: 303-497-6211 fax: 303-497-6301
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| Re: Standalone executables (was Origin of IDL) [message #21671 is a reply to message #21489] |
Wed, 06 September 2000 01:02 |
Martin Schultz
Messages: 515
Registered: August 1997
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David Fanning wrote:
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> and the total cost can be arrived at
> only after careful consideration of all the variables.
> [...][/color]
Here is the most recent price quote from the German
representative of RSI (Creaso):
for each scalar variable (but not complex, pointer, or
object): $ 0.02
for each complex
variable: $ 0.04
for each 1-dimensional array not exceeding 65K
elements: $ 0.05
for each 2+ dimensional array not exceeding 65K
elements: $ 0.08
for each variable with more than 65K
elements: $ 0.25
for each pointer that gets freed
later: $ 0.01 (1)
for each pointer that needs a
heap_gc: $ 2.80 (1)
for each object:
- $ 0.15 (2)
All prices are per license, there is a reduction of 15% if you
purchase more than 100 licenses. A base fee of $ 3.50 is added
for each program unit regardless of it's use of variables.
(1) please note that the data the pointer is pointing to must be
purchased seperately
(2) please note that the data stored in the object must be
purchased seperately
Regards,
Martin
PS: WARNING: This is a joke ! ;-)
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| Re: Standalone executables (was Origin of IDL) [message #21673 is a reply to message #21489] |
Tue, 05 September 2000 16:20 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Hi Folks,
I wrote the other day:
> Uh, huh. And from what I hear, the Unlimited
> Right to Distribute license is only $50K per
> *version* of IDL.
>
> So, let's see, we'll forget about those cheapskates
> still using IDL 4. They can't be doing serious
> scientific work anyway. So 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and
> I probably want to really get rich with 5.4. So for
> only a quarter million dollars I can be distributing
> my IDL application world-wide.
>
> Or did I miss something? :-)
I'm commiserating with JD again about the lack
of a proper way to convey irony and sarcasm on
newsgroups. It's a problem. ;-^)
But just so you know, although the figure I quoted
was given to me by an RSI account representative, it
was at least six months old, and hence must be
considered wildly inaccurate. I urge you to
contact your own RSI account representative for
accurate figures.
It has been brought to my attention that each
application and distribution method is slightly
different, and the total cost can be arrived at
only after careful consideration of all the variables.
For most applications, apparently, it wouldn't cost
anything like a quarter million dollars to distribute.
Cheers,
David
P.S. Let's just say I didn't have my business plan worked
out well enough to be able to get an accurate quote for
my potential application. But I'll be working on it. ;-^)
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
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