From owner-nwchem-users@emsl.pnl.gov Wed Mar 9 13:06:58 2005 Received: from odyssey.emsl.pnl.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by odyssey.emsl.pnl.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j29L6wi0010620 for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:06:58 -0800 (PST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by odyssey.emsl.pnl.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id j29L6wW7010619 for nwchem-users-outgoing; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:06:58 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:19:15 -0600 From: David A Dixon Subject: RE: Obtaining NWChem In-reply-to: <422F0278.5070208@ist.utl.pt> To: "'Nuno A. G. Bandeira'" , "'NWChem list'" Message-id: <000601c524ed$a8eed280$ba3fa082@SHLB113BDixon> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.5417 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-priority: Normal Sender: owner-nwchem-users@emsl.pnl.gov Precedence: bulk All: When this was set up, it was to make it easy for the MSCF to distribute NWChem freely and to manage all of the version numbers and export control issues. This is still as easy to obtain as most other computational chemistry freeware, if not easier. You have to remember that this is software from a DOE user facility and one has to count the number of users as well as manage the distribution of the software. It is important to manage the version numbers so that supported versions are available to the community. I am surprised that you are having an issue with getting the download information as it usually takes maximum a day or two unless a key person is out of town. Dave Dixon -----Original Message----- From: owner-nwchem-users@emsl.pnl.gov [mailto:owner-nwchem-users@emsl.pnl.gov] On Behalf Of Nuno A. G. Bandeira Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:05 AM To: NWChem list Subject: Re: Obtaining NWChem Scott Brozell wrote: > While we appreciate that some control over software release is > necessary, the FAX based communication of download instructions is > inconvenient and frustrating. Here here !! I second every word. -- Nuno A. G. Bandeira, AMRSC Graduate researcher and molecular sculptor Theoretical and Inorganic Chemistry Group, Faculty of Science University of Lisbon - C8 building, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon,Portugal http://cqb.fc.ul.pt/intheochem/nuno.html Doctoral student @ IST,Lisbon --