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--- userdoc:licensed_software [2022/11/03 12:33] – prall
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 One possible exception is the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Academic Alliance. ECE faculty and current students are eligible for MSDN-AA subscriptions by visiting [[https://ssl.ecf.utoronto.ca/ecf/services/msdnaa|this ECF web page]]. MSDN-AA includes access to Microsoft Windows and most MS developer tools such as Visual Studio, though not all ECE PCs are eligible. See their terms of use for details. Once subscribed to MSDN-AA you'll receive a login and password by email. The support site lets you "order" (for $0) one license for a given edition of Windows; upon "checkout", they present a download link and display your 25-letter activation key, which you should save. This key can activate only one installation of Windows. If you have to reinstall, you may need to contact MSDN. Note that licenses from MSDN-AA do not count as a base license for the Campus Agreement.
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 ==== UofT Microsoft Campus Agreement ====
-In July 2013 UofT's central administration entered into a broad licensing agreement with Microsoft called the Microsoft Campus Agreement. This agreement provides unlimited licenses at no incremental cost for any university-owned PCs for Microsoft Office, and Forefront Endpoint Protection (antivirus), and //upgrade// licenses for Enterprise Edition of Windows 10 or Windows 7 operating system. Use of MS Windows under the MS Campus Agreement requires a base license assigned to the PC - either from the original COA included with purchase, or a retail license purchased separately for a 'bare' PC ordered without Windows (e.g. from College St.) Details on how the MS Campus Agreement applies to ECE are here: [[ms_campus_agreement]].
+In July 2013 UofT's central administration entered into a broad licensing agreement with Microsoft called the Microsoft Campus Agreement. This agreement provides unlimited licenses at no incremental cost for any university-owned PCs for Microsoft Office, and Forefront Endpoint Protection (antivirus), and //upgrade// licenses for Enterprise Edition of Windows 10 or Windows 11 operating system. Use of MS Windows under the MS Campus Agreement requires a base license assigned to the PC - either from the original COA included with purchase, or a retail license purchased separately for a 'bare' PC ordered without Windows (e.g. from College St.) Details on how the MS Campus Agreement applies to ECE are here: [[ms_campus_agreement]].
 UofT faculty and staff have access to the [[https://microsoft.utoronto.ca|UofT MS Campus Agreement support website]]. You log in with your UTORid and password. Students are not granted access, so groups who have delegated PC support to grad students may need the professor or an RA or PDF to log in to access installation media for them. The site has links with program terms and conditions, installation instructions, and links to download media images for installers for all products offered.
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-==== Mac OS X ====
-MacOS X has a growing following in ECE as well. Some technical software such as Matlab have equivalent versions for MacOS X; others may be available only for Windows or Unix/Linux. Check with the application vendor for specific requirements.
+==== macOS ====
-The Microsoft Campus Agreement provides licenses for Microsoft Office for Mac. Access the installer via [[https://microsoft.utoronto.ca|the UofT MSCA page]].
+MacOS has a growing following in ECE as well. Some technical software such as Matlab have equivalent versions for macOS X; others may be available only for Windows or Unix/Linux. Check with the application vendor for specific requirements.
-Emulation / virtualization software could allow running a Windows application within a VM on Solaris, Linux, MacOS, but there is always some degree of performance penalty to do so; you need a license for Windows to do this, as well. The MS Campus Agreement deems MacOS to be a valid "base" license for running MS Windows on your Apple computer, whether through Boot Camp, Parallels, VMWare or VirtualBox. Access the Windows installer via [[https://microsoft.utoronto.ca|the UofT MSCA page]].
+The Microsoft Campus Agreement provides licenses for Microsoft Office for Mac. Access the installer via [[https://microsoft.utoronto.ca|the UofT MSCA page]]. Mac users can also use Microsoft 365 browser-based office apps through the "waffle" menu on the [[https://webmail.utoronto.ca]] UofT webmail page.
+Emulation / virtualization software could allow running a Windows application within a VM on Solaris, Linux, MacOS, but there is generally some degree of performance penalty to do so; you need a license for Windows to do this, as well. The MS Campus Agreement deems MacOS to be a valid "base" license for running MS Windows on your Apple computer, whether through Boot Camp, Parallels, VMWare or VirtualBox. Access the Windows installer via [[https://microsoft.utoronto.ca|the UofT MSCA page]].
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   * Antivirus software with ongoing updates. The [[https://isea.utoronto.ca/policies-procedures/guidelines-2/data-protection/antivirus/|UofT anti-virus info]] site has links to recommended products for Windows and Mac for Students and for Faculty & Staff. Follow their links for downloads. The recommended products, including Microsoft Forefront and MS Security Essentials, are available to us at no charge. Microsoft's security products receive their updates through Microsoft Update service, along with updates to Windows and MS applications like Office.
-  * SpyBot Search & Destroy - free download from [[http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html|Safer-Networking.org]]
+Windows users should upgrade to the current release to benefit from the latest security features. Each major release of Windows includes significant updates to system security and anti-malware features. Windows 10 and 11 are under current support for ongoing system updates; no older release of Windows is safe to use on the internet any more - do not run Windows 7, XP or Vista on a system you connect to the internet. If you have a legacy system that cannot be upgraded from its out-of-support edition of Windows, it is best to keep it off the network; move data off such systems manually by removable media rather than via network.
-  * Web of Trust (free edition; plug-ins for MSIE, Firefox and Chrome) - download from [[http://www.mywot.com|mywot.com]]
-Windows users should upgrade to the current release to benefit from the latest security features. Windows 10 has substantial security improvements over Windows 7. Microsoft is still issuing updates to Windows 7 for security issues only. No older release of Windows is safe to use on the internet any more - do not run Windows XP or Vista on a system you connect to the internet.
 Keep your system set to allow automatic Windows Updates. If you want to avoid interruption of long jobs, choose "download updates and ask me when to install"; otherwise automatic installation could cause an unattended reboot.