[RITL] Fwd: [CaRCC people] Anaconda Working Group Community Feedback

Fri Jan 24 08:39:14 PST 2025

FYI, The Anaconda issue.

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Date: Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Subject: [CaRCC people] Anaconda Working Group Community Feedback
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The Anaconda Transition Working Group (ATWG) would like to invite all of
you to complete a short community feedback survey for us. The survey is
designed to inform us of your interaction with Anaconda and the impact of
their updated Terms of Service. Your feedback will help guide our efforts
on finding solutions and ways to proceed, disseminating information to our
community effectively, and interacting with Anaconda Inc. in an informed
manner. Please take a few minutes to help us out by completing this short
survey. The deadline is Feb 1, 2025.
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In March 2024, Anaconda Inc. began enforcing the updated terms of service
<https://web.archive.org/web/20240624024638/https://legal.anaconda.com/policies/en/>
(TOS) to limit free access and began enforcement of these licensing
requirements. This change has caused significant concern and confusion
among academic institutions, as it affects their ability to use Anaconda's
repositories and tools without incurring costs.

The Anaconda Transition Working Group was formed to gather and share
information, solutions, and support guidance on how to proceed with these
changes. To this end we are seeking Research Computing and Data (RCD)
community feedback on questions, concerns, and information that members and
units may have regarding these changes.

Please provide any relevant information below. This information will help
guide the efforts of the working group to ensure we best serve the
interests of our community.

   Email *
   Your Role
   - Student
      - Faculty
      - Research Staff and/or Post Doc
      - RCD or IT Staff Member
      - Unit or Institutional Leadership
   What type of institution are you from?
   - Graduate Degree Granting University
      - Non-Graduate Degree Granting University
      - 2 year College or Trade School
      - National Research Laboratory
      - Industry
      - Other:
   How do you interact with Anaconda
   - I do not use Anaconda nor does anyone I support
      - I use Anaconda myself
      - I support others who use Anaconda
      - I oversee professionals who support others who may use Anaconda
   In what capacity do you use Anaconda (select all that apply)?
   - Research - Academic
      - Research - For Profit
      - Education/Classroom Use
      - Industry/Commercial Use
      - Application Development
      - System Software Support
      - Other:
   Please rank your awareness of and the potential impact of the *March
   2024 *TOS changes on your role or unit.
   - Was not aware
      - Was aware, am not affected
      - Was aware, but unsure how it will affect
      - Was aware, will be affected slightly
      - Was aware, will be affected significantly
   Additional details on how the change affects your role or unit
   How did you hear about the TOS changes/enforcement? (Select all that
   apply)
   - We were contacted by Anaconda directly
      - News Article
      - LinkedIn Post
      - CaRCC Email Thread from September 2024
      - CaRRC Parade and/or this survey
      - Other:
   If you were contacted by Anaconda, would you be able to discuss in more
   detail with the working group? If so, please provide a contact email.
   Primary concerns regarding the TOS change
   - Resulting financial impact
      - Configuration or deployment changes to ensure compliance
      - Education or communication strategies to end users to ensure
      overall compliance
      - Available alternatives and how to utilize them
      - Loss of functionality or no equal alternative product
      - Other:
   Do you plan to modify your operations in response to these changes
   - Yes, we have already made or began to change our processes
      - Yes, we plan to make changes
      - Unsure, we are still investigating
      - No, we plan to make no changes
      - No, we do not currently use Anaconda
   What information or tools would you find helpful in navigating this
   change?
   Get Involved!
   If you would like to join the working group or receive notifications
   regarding important developments, please contact us at
   anaconda-transition-coordinators at carcc.org for more information.
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