School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
The School of Computer Science and Software Engineering makes use of a large range of software. The majority of packages can be freely downloaded and used by students on their own computers. A list of packages, download sites and licensing arrangements are provided below.
The list is current as of March 2011 and upgrades and changes may occur throughout the year.
| Product | Version | Licence | Category | Website |
| 7-zip | 9.20 | Open Source |
Utility | 7-zip.org |
| Abbot | 1.0.2 | CPL | Programming | Abbot.sourceforge.net |
| Acrobat Reader | 10.0.0 | Custom |
Publishing | www.adobe.com |
| Active Perl | 5.12.2 | ActiveState Community | Programming | www.activestate.com/activeperl |
| Active Python | 2.7.1 | ActiveState Community | Programming | www.activestate.com/activepython |
| Active TCL | 8.6 | ActiveState Community | Programming | www.activestate.com/activetcl |
| Alice | 2.2 | Custom | Graphics | www.alice.org |
| Blender | 2.49b | GNU GPL |
Graphics | blender.org |
| BlueJ | 3.0.4 | GPL | Programming | www.bluej.org |
| BlueJ (UWA) | Feb 2011 |
GPL | Programming | www.csse.uwa.edu.au/UWAJavaTools/checkstyle/ |
| Checkstyle | 5.3.0 | Open Source |
Programming | eclipse-cs.sourceforge.net |
| Cuda toolkit |
3.2 |
Custom |
Graphics |
developer.nvidia.com |
| DB Visualiser Free |
7.1.4 | Free | Database | www.dbvis.com |
| DIA (diagram editor) | 0.97.1 | GPL | Utility | dia-installer.de |
| Easy Eclipse | 1.3.1.1 | Open Source |
Programming | EasyEclipse.org |
| Emma | 2.0.5312 | CPL | Programming | Emma.sourceforge.net |
| Endnote | X4 | UWA | Utility | software.ucs.intranet.uwa.edu.au |
| Fedora Linux |
Core 14 |
Custom |
System |
fedoraproject.org |
| Filezilla | 3.3.5.1 | GNU GPL |
Communications | filezilla-project.org |
| Firefox | 3.6.13 | Open Source |
Communications | www.mozilla.com |
| GHC (Hascal) | 2010.2.0.0 | Custom | Programming | www.haskell.org/ghc |
| Ghostscript | 9.0 | GPL | Publishing | pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ |
| Ghostview | 4.9 | GPL | Publishing | pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ |
| GIMP | 2.6.11 | GNU GPL |
Graphics | gimp.org |
| Java SE SDK | 6.23 | Custom | Programming | www.java.com |
| Junit | 4.8.2 | CPL | Programming | www.junit.org |
| Jogl | 1.1.1a | BSD | Graphics | kenai.com/projects/jogl |
| Lego Mindstorms | 2 | Commercial | Programming |
mindstorms.lego.com |
| LejOS | 0.8.5 | Open Source |
Programming | lejos.sourceforge.net |
| LUA for Windows | 5.1.4-40 | MIT |
Programming | code.google.com/p/luaforwindows |
| Matlab | 2010B | Commercial | Modeling |
mathworks.com.au |
| Microsoft Expressions | Ultimate 4 |
MSDN | Publishing | MSDN |
| Microsoft Office | 2010 Pro |
Commercial | Publishing | office.microsoft.com |
| Microsoft Silverlight | 4 | MSDN | Publishing | MSDN |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | 2010 Pro |
MSDN | Programming | MSDN |
| Miktex | 2.9.3972 | Custom | Publishing | miktex.org |
| MySQL | 5.5.8 | OS GPL | Database | dev.mysql.com |
| Neo Axis Engine SDK | 0.91 | Custom | Graphics | neoaxisgroup.com |
| Net Logo | 4.1.2 | Custom | Programming | ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo |
| Netbeans | 6.9.1 | Custom | Programming | www.netbeans.org |
| Network Simulator |
2.34 |
GPL |
Programming |
www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns |
| Ogre SDK | 1.7.2 | GPL | Graphics | www.ogre3d.org |
| OpenOffice | 3.2.1 | GPL | Publishing | openoffice.org |
| OSX Snowleopard |
10.6.x |
Commercial |
System |
www.apple.com/macosx |
| Palo | 3.2 | GPL | Database | www.jedox.com |
| pdfcreator | 1.1 | GPL | Publishing | www.pdfforge.org |
| PuTTY | 0.60 | MIT | Communications | chiark.greenend.org.uk |
| Quicktime | 7.6.9 | Custom | Utility | www.apple.com/quicktime |
| Sophos | 9 | UWA | Utility | software.ucs.intranet.uwa.edu.au |
| SWI Prolog | 5.10.2 | LGPL | Programming | www.swi-prolog.org |
| TortoiseGIT | 1.5.8 | GNU GPL |
Utility | code.google.com/p/tortoisegit |
| TortiseSVN | 1.6.12 | Custom | Utility | tortoisesvn.tigris.org |
| Unreal Development Kit | Dec 2010 | Custom | Graphics | udk.com |
| Violet UML | 0.21.1 | GNU GPL |
Programming | alexdp.free.fr/violetumleditor |
| VLC | 1.1.5 | GNU GPL |
Utility | Videolan.org |
| Weka | 3.6.4 | GPL | Database | www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/ml/weka |
| Windows |
7 Enterprise |
MSDN | Operating System | www.microsoft.com |
| X-Win32 | 2010 | Commercial | Communications | www.starnet.com/products/xwin32 |
| Xcode |
3.25 |
Custom |
Programming |
developer.apple.com/tools/xcode |
Explanation:
- GPL: General Public Licence
- GNU GPL: Gnu General Public Licence
- LGPL: Lesser General Public Licence
- CPL: Common Public Licence
- Open Source: Freely available, usually also explicitly accompanied with a public licence
- Custom: Custom licence specific to that publisher, usually freely available commercial products, educational licences or combination of licences.
- Commercial: Commercial product, not freely available to students. (ie, it will cost money)
- OS GPL: Open Source, Gnu Public Licence
- BSD: Berkeley Software Distribution Licence
- MSDN: Available under the Microsoft Developers Network
- UWA: Centrally negotiated agreement for UWA students
- MIT: Open Source Initiative OSI - The MIT License
- Free: Freely provided, no licence details specified
- Active State Community: Provided under the Active State Community Licence.
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