Getting the software

RegMAS can be download in two forms: as a Windows installer or as source-code that requires compilation before it can be used.

The latter form is suggested for users that want to adapt the model to their own needs, or that use Linux (our development environment, for which an installer is not available) or yet that need the very latest version. In such cases the source code can be downloaded directly from our Concurrent Version System (CVS) and compiled, as directed from an apposite page on the documentation wiki.

In all other cases the suggested way is to download the installer⁸ and keep reading this section.

A local installation of OpenOffice⁹, a free and multi platform MS Office clone suit, is required to edit the input data. In fact, while OpenOffice is not strictly needed lo load the data, from RegMAS version 1.2.0 onward input data is read directly from an OpenDocument Spreadsheet file that can be handled with OpenOffice Calc.

Users can refer to the OpenOffice web-site for directions on how to download and install OpenOffice.