Update blogpost about anaconda (#429)

* Blogging isn't for everyone but it does make great cocktails. * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Stuart Mumford <[email protected]> * Update posts/2024/2024-08-09-anaconda.md --------- Co-authored-by: Stuart Mumford <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/posts/2024/2024-08-09-anaconda.md b/posts/2024/2024-08-09-anaconda.md
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ If you want to use these for free, you have to meet the following conditions:
 
 > Students and educational entities may use our free offerings in curriculum-based courses.
 
+[Following the publication of the Register article, the CEO of Anaconda, Peter Wang posted on Linkedin.](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pzwang_hi-everyone-recently-there-has-been-discussion-activity-7229549723462905856-rQH-/)
+He says that:
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+> I want to be very clear: Anaconda's installers & package repos are free for teaching, learning, and research at accredited educational institutions worldwide.
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+and
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+> Our legal team is taking a comprehensive look at the wording in our current ToS, EULA, and related documents, with a focus on clarity for academic and academic research use.
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+and
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+> In addition, we're looking into a flexible pricing structure for non-profit organizations with over 200 full-time employees
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+Hopefully, by the end of the year with these changes in place, users will have a clear understanding if they are allowed to use Anaconda for free.
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 ## What is the alternative?
 
 The answer from the SunPy Project is the following:
@@ -59,6 +74,8 @@ The answer from the SunPy Project is the following:
   It is also the only way to [install any SunPy Project library](https://docs.sunpy.org/en/stable/tutorial/installation.html#installing-miniforge) via conda.
 - Never setup or use the defaults "channel" if you install `miniforge`.
 
+A blog post written by Tim de Jager & Ruben Arts [summarizes how conda-forge is free and avoids any vendor lock in.](https://prefix.dev/blog/towards_a_vendor_lock_in_free_conda_experience)
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 ## I have Anaconda already - What should I do?
 
 Though, you could get rid of the default channel(s) using the `conda config` command as shown [in this Stack Overflow answer about switching channels from anaconda to conda-forge](https://stackoverflow.com/a/67708768).