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That’s like two Starbucks visits. (Wolfram customer since 1988 too, so I think it’s helpful to change units, in this cost evaluation!)
by jjtheblunt 2y ago
That’s like two Starbucks visits.
(Wolfram customer since 1988 too, so I think it’s helpful to change units, in this cost evaluation!)
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- analog31 2y agoFor me, it's like days, weeks, or months of distraction trying to get the license renewed, through the multiple bureaucracies that are involved: IT, purchasing, and accounting, to name a few. And a second license for the lab, or a site license, or one for home use? That's crazy talk. And now that software is sold by subscription, it's an annual headache, per app. I get it that "single user at single computer" is the majority of use cases, so I'm not asking for accommodation. But for me, free means free site license, and I do like to have my tools installed on every computer that I touch. Sure, there are work-arounds, but it's hard to keep using the proprietary stuff when the free stuff is so easy to deal with. Disclosure: Wolfram user from 1993 to 1997. Also, when colleagues want to use proprietary software tools, I always go to bat for them, to get the expense approved, because I believe that people should have a choice.
- jjtheblunt 2y agoYeah i totally do understand what you're saying. I miss having mathematica available on any machine for instance on a campus site license, which i used for years overlapping yours too!