[Cialug] Free Academic License... Not..

[Brett Neese]

Well, then, it seems that joining Area515 and convincing them to fill out
the appropriate paperwork to get a nonprofit group license, or whatever,
seems to be your best option. Plus then you don't have to collect cans or
become Iron Man or Harry Potter, and it's cheaper than taking a college
course.

And other members can use it, too. I think there are some science nerds in
that group. Could even teach a workshop if you want.

Brett Neese
563-210-3459


On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 11:10 AM, jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:

> Area515 is an approved 501(c)3 non-profit, though the fact that it's not
> widely known ... ohnevermind ...
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Brett Neese <brneese at brneese.com> wrote:
>
> > Seems like a good reason to get involved with https://area515.org/,
> > although I don't know if they have their 501(c)3 yet. :-)
> >
> > Brett Neese
> > 563-210-3459
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Josh More <jmore at starmind.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Nah, just volunteer for a non-profit organization in exchange for them
> > > getting you the license.
> > >
> > > Lots of nonprofits need IT help.
> > >
> > > -Josh
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Todd Pierce <toddcpierce at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello Experts on Everything,
> > > >
> > > > So, this is barely relevant besides that it's one of these things
> that
> > > run
> > > > on Linux/MySQL, but still, it has some licensing issues that some of
> > you
> > > > may have run into (and perhaps gotten around).
> > > >
> > > > There is this great software called Pathway Tools
> > > > <http://bioinformatics.ai.sri.com/ptools/> used to access a fabulous
> > > gene
> > > > and metabolic pathways database called BioCyc <http://biocyc.org/>.
> > The
> > > > database is free but the Lisp API requires a free academic license.
> > > >
> > > > The academic license requires you to be a member of an academic or
> > > > non-profit organization.  As has worked in the past, I made a case
> > that I
> > > > am an independent developer not working in a commercial capacity but
> > the
> > > > BioCyc guys didn't go for it.
> > > >
> > > > I'd hate to give up so easily.  Should I take a class at the local
> > > > university and con them into using the software?  Find a biology
> > student
> > > to
> > > > help?  Escalate it to higher people at SRI <https://www.sri.com/>
> who
> > > make
> > > > the stuff?  Start a non-profit?  Do you guys know anybody who is part
> > of
> > > a
> > > > biology oriented non-profit organization who would share their
> > software?
> > > >
> > > > -Todd
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