[Ifeffit] first "official" relezse of my new software

[Stefano Luciano Ciurli]

thanks Bruce! I hope to be able to use the OS X version soon! Congratulations!
Stefano

On Apr 20, 2012, at 10:48 PM, Bruce Ravel wrote:

> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Today I am announcing my first official release of my latest version
> of my XAS data processing and analysis software.  The package is
> called Demeter, the version number is 0.9.9, and it includes new
> versions of Athena, Artemis, and Hephaestus.  In many ways, these are
> much like the versions of the software that have been in use for
> almost a decade.  In many ways, however, they offer important
> improvements, including better plotting, prettier GUIs, and lots of
> new analysis features.
> 
> For those using Windows, you can download the installer package from
> 
>   https://github.com/bruceravel/demeter/downloads
> 
> For those using Linux, installation instructions can be found at
> 
>   http://bruceravel.github.com/demeter/pods/installation.pod.html
> 
> I am hoping that installer packages for the Mac and for specific Linux
> distributions will become available in the coming months.
> 
> The Demeter versions of the programs can coexist on a computer with
> the old versions.  New Athena and old Athena peacefully coexist,
> indeed, they use the same project file format.  The project file
> format for new Artemis is different, however new Artemis can import
> project files from old Artemis.
> 
> I am no longer developing the old versions.  I will no longer fix bugs
> or add new features to the old versions.  All of my future develop
> efforts will be devoted to the new versions.
> 
> Here are some useful links:
> 
>  Demeter's github page:  https://github.com/bruceravel/demeter
> 
>  Demeter documentation:  http://bruceravel.github.com/demeter/
> 
>  Reporting bugs:  http://bruceravel.github.com/demeter/pods/bugs.pod.html
> 
>  Artemis instruction videos:  http://vimeo.com/channels/exafs
> 
> 
> It has been a joy to develop and support my software over the years.
> My interactions with the kind, engaged people in the community of
> Ifeffit users have been among the high points of my career.  I hope
> that you enjoy my new software as much as I enjoyed writing it.
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Bruce Ravel  ------------------------------------ bravel at bnl.gov
> 
> National Institute of Standards and Technology
> Synchrotron Methods Group at NSLS --- Beamlines U7A, X24A, X23A2
> Building 535A
> Upton NY, 11973
> 
> My homepage:    http://xafs.org/BruceRavel
> EXAFS software: http://cars9.uchicago.edu/ifeffit/Demeter
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