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Update to most recent GitHub version passing tests.
author | Matt Shirley <mdshw5@gmail.com> |
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date | Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:35:38 -0400 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/LICENSE Wed Apr 01 12:35:38 2015 -0400 @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +CONTENTS + + Public Domain Notice + Exceptions (for bundled 3rd-party code) + Copyright F.A.Q. + + +============================================================== + PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE + National Center for Biotechnology Information + +With the exception of certain third-party files summarized below, this +software is a "United States Government Work" under the terms of the +United States Copyright Act. It was written as part of the authors' +official duties as United States Government employees and thus cannot +be copyrighted. This software is freely available to the public for +use. The National Library of Medicine and the U.S. Government have not +placed any restriction on its use or reproduction. + +Although all reasonable efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy +and reliability of the software and data, the NLM and the U.S. +Government do not and cannot warrant the performance or results that +may be obtained by using this software or data. The NLM and the U.S. +Government disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including +warranties of performance, merchantability or fitness for any +particular purpose. + +Please cite the authors in any work or product based on this material. + + +============================================================== +Copyright F.A.Q. + + +-------------------------------------------------------------- +Q. Our product makes use of the NCBI source code, and we made changes + and additions to that version of the NCBI code to better fit it to + our needs. Can we copyright the code, and how? + +A. You can copyright only the *changes* or the *additions* you made to the + NCBI source code. You should identify unambiguously those sections of + the code that were modified, e.g. by commenting any changes you made + in the code you distribute. Therefore, your license has to make clear + to users that your product is a combination of code that is public domain + within the U.S. (but may be subject to copyright by the U.S. in foreign + countries) and code that has been created or modified by you. + +-------------------------------------------------------------- +Q. Can we (re)license all or part of the NCBI source code? + +A. No, you cannot license or relicense the source code written by NCBI + since you cannot claim any copyright in the software that was developed + at NCBI as a 'government work' and consequently is in the public domain + within the U.S. + +-------------------------------------------------------------- +Q. What if these copyright guidelines are not clear enough or are not + applicable to my particular case? + +A. Contact us. Send your questions to 'sra-tools@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov'.