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

[Matthew Marcus]

I'll second that.  All hail Bruce and whoever else contributed.
	mam

On 4/21/2012 5:09 AM, Ismael Graff wrote:
> Dear Bruce,
>
> thanks a lot for this new version and for your engagement in the Free
> Software cause. Your softwares Athena, Artemis and Atoms have been a
> corner stone in my research in the last 10 years. Thanks a lot also to
> Matt Newville for IFEFFIT.
>
> Kind regards, Ismael Graff.
>
>
>
>>
>> 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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