▲ 55 ▼ Does anybody know where to get analytical/academic software? (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 2 years ago by Lowruler@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments I thought my university provided a copy of Mnova, but they didn't. Are there repositories for this kind of software.
[–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Generally there are free trials or FOSS alternatives for most academic programs because academics are stingey af. Cursory search showed Spin Works might suit your needs. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, and also because journal publication incentivizes using FOSS for reproducibility permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, I was being a bit flippant but it's true that FOSS is more compatible with open science. To be honest nothing I use anymore is paid. My testing software, analysis software and modelling software is all FOSS and developed by Academics in my area and I honestly don't see an advantage to paid versions. Shit, we even use Inkscape to edit figures. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, and also because journal publication incentivizes using FOSS for reproducibility permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, I was being a bit flippant but it's true that FOSS is more compatible with open science. To be honest nothing I use anymore is paid. My testing software, analysis software and modelling software is all FOSS and developed by Academics in my area and I honestly don't see an advantage to paid versions. Shit, we even use Inkscape to edit figures. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, I was being a bit flippant but it's true that FOSS is more compatible with open science. To be honest nothing I use anymore is paid. My testing software, analysis software and modelling software is all FOSS and developed by Academics in my area and I honestly don't see an advantage to paid versions. Shit, we even use Inkscape to edit figures. permalink fedilink source parent