This could potentionally be a really big deal for a lot of research labs… I know quite a few who have whole workflows that revolve around conda.
What’s even more troubling is that according to their pricing page, there are only “per user per month” subscriptions… That’s is going to be really expensive.
That said, the article does mention that it will remain free for coursework.
It appears that if you just use conda and the packages from conda-forge (ie. non-commercial packages), then that will remain free:
conda, the software program for package and environment management, is free to use by anyone. > It’s open source, too.
The conda-compatible packages in conda-forge, Bioconda, and almost all other publicly accessible channels are free to use by any one.
That said, this is dated Aug 29, 2023, so who knows if that still applies?
This could potentionally be a really big deal for a lot of research labs… I know quite a few who have whole workflows that revolve around
conda.What’s even more troubling is that according to their pricing page, there are only “per user per month” subscriptions… That’s is going to be really expensive.
That said, the article does mention that it will remain free for coursework.
I’ve switched to poetry and I’m very happy
My colleague sent me this Is conda Free?.
It appears that if you just use
condaand the packages fromconda-forge(ie. non-commercial packages), then that will remain free:That said, this is dated Aug 29, 2023, so who knows if that still applies?