Alpha Release

Elves version 0.9.1 is currently in "alpha" release. It is freely-available, upon request, to academic and not-for-profit institutions. So far, there have been about 20 structures solved using Elves in one way or another.

"Alpha" means that there are "known bugs" in the current pre-release. "Known bugs" in Elves are interface failures, where a completely uninitiated user might not understand what Elves are doing, and/or Elves might not understand something a completely uninitiated user might try to tell them. Until these few remaining interface failures are sealed, users of the alpha version of Elves may actually want to have a look at the Elves Manual from time to time, or examine the Example Elves Session.

The goal for the final release of Elves is to have no need for a manual at all.

Not-for-Profit Organizations

1. email James Holton
• promise you won't re-distribute, modify or sell Elves. If a friend of yours wants a copy, tell them to email me as well.
• there is no ftp site, I will either email you the Elves file directly, or include it as an attachment.
• save the file as "Elves" somewhere in your path (~/bin/Elves, perhaps, or just ./Elves)
• make sure you set the permissions: chmod u+x ~/bin/Elves
• you are now ready to run Elves
2. Make Elves a place to work
• cd /bigdisk/yourname/ (or something)
• mkdir elves
• cd elves
3. Run Elves
• unix% Elves process data in /where/ever/your/frames/are/ in P212121 with 8 selenium sites
• (if your path is screwed up, you might need to type "rehash", or use: ~/bin/Elves or maybe ./Elves)
• Elves were created to be easy to use and understand. Anything they do or say that you do not understand is, oficially, considered a bug. Please report bugs to James Holton. However, since Elves are currently in alpha release, there are many known bugs and the Elves Manual might be helpful in finding your way around them.

That's about it.

Fore more detailed instructions on how to use Elves, (particularly the alpha version), please see the Elves Manual.

For an illustrated reenactment of a session with Elves, see the Example Elves Session.

For-Profit Organizations

Please direct all licensing inquiries to:

Veronica Lanier
Office of Technology Licensing
2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 510
Berkeley, CA 94720-1620
(510)-643-7201 FAX: (510)-642-4566

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