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Re: Cost of student version of IDL [message #80305 is a reply to message #80073]

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:24

d.poreh
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On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:45:47 PM UTC-7, teddy...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am a student and this is exactly the reason why I am considering moving to Python. Too expensive over time considering the alternatives.
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:21:36 AM UTC-4, Kenneth P. Bowman wrote:
>> I am going back into the classroom next fall to teach IDL to undergraduates
>> after spending the last few years as department head. The course alternates
>> between IDL and Matlab, and we have talked about adding a Python version section.
>>
>> I am working on ways to get students to spend more time outside of class reading
>> my book and working IDL examples in order to create more time in class to work
>> with students individually.
>>
>> To accomplish this, students need to have a copy of IDL on their personal
>> computers. I looked at the Exelis website yesterday and found that the student
>> edition of IDL is $89 ($149 with the IMSL library). That didn't seem too bad
>> until I realized that that price is for a 1-year license! So a sophomore taking
>> my course would need to pay at least $270 to keep a working IDL license until
>> graduation. Knowing students as I do, most will simply let their licenses
>> lapse.
>>
>> For reference, my IDL textbook is $42 on Amazon. When my text was first
>> released (2006), a non-expiring student IDL license was $49.
>>
>> We make IDL available in our labs, but the inconvenience of coming to the campus
>> guarantees that students will only use IDL when they *have* to.
>>
>> For comparison, I see that Mathworks charges $99 for a student Matlab license
>> with no time limit. They require proof of enrollment to move the license to a
>> new machine after 4 years, and they charge for upgrades.
>>
>> In the current environment (with free alternatives like Python), does the IDL
>> student pricing make sense to anyone?
>>
>> Has anyone worked out better ways to get students access to IDL?
>>
>> Ken Bowman
Yahhh. but student version is not valid for Europe!!! means i have to pay over 1200 euro=> 1500$!!! for that!!

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		Cost of student version of IDL By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Tue, 08 May 2012 08:21
		Re: Cost of student version of IDL By: ben.bighair on Mon, 14 May 2012 12:38
		Re: Cost of student version of IDL By: chris_torrence@NOSPAM on Fri, 25 May 2012 07:37
		Re: Cost of student version of IDL By: d.poreh on Thu, 31 May 2012 00:24
		Re: Cost of student version of IDL By: Teddy Allen on Wed, 30 May 2012 13:45
		Re: Cost of student version of IDL By: JM[2] on Tue, 07 August 2012 04:48
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