Name : Clustal W Contact : clustalw@ucd.ie Source : http://www.clustal.org/download/current/clustalw-2.0.12.tar.gz Disclamer : This package is not part of the Debian operating system. The clustalw source and binary Debian packages are part of the “non-free” area in our archive. The packages in this area are not part of the Debian system, although they have been configured for use with Debian. We nevertheless support the use of the clustalw source and binary Debian packages and provide infrastructure for non-free packages (such as our bug tracking system and mailing lists). The licence does not forbid Debian from using autobuilders to create binary packages. Copyright : © Des Higgins, Julie Thompson and Toby Gibson Licence : Not for commercial use, No modification of the code. Date:29 November 2007 The copyright for ClustalW and ClustalX is held by Des Higgins, Julie Thompson and Toby Gibson The binaries and source code are made available and can be distributed subject to the following conditions: Users are free to redistribute ClustalW or ClustalX in it's unmodified form as long as it is not for commercial gain. Anyone wishing to redistribute Clustal commercially should contact Toby Gibson at gibson@embl.de If users make changes/have ideas that they believe would be useful to the broader research community they can send their suggestions to the clustal development team at clustalw@ucd.ie where they will be considered for inclusion in future releases. Comment: Frequently asked questions about Clustal licensing? --------------------------------------------------- 1. Do I have to pay to use ClustalW or ClustalX? No - unless you wish to redistribute Clustal for profit. In this case see question 4. 2. Can I redistribute the Clustal binaries and source code? Yes. We have always wanted to see Clustal have as wide a userbase and distribution network as possible and are happy to see other sites host copies of the official Clustal code. 3. Can I make changes to the source code? You can make changes for your own purposes but you should not redistribute the changed code. 4. I want to include ClustalW/ClustalX in a commercial application who should I contact? Toby Gibson at gibson@embl.de (also cc des.higgins@ucd.ie) 5. There is no Clustal distribution for platform X. I have changed the code in order to compile Clustal on this platform. Can I redistribute it? Ideally you should send us a copy of your source code changes as well as a binary. We will include it in our contributed binaries section on our FTP site along with an acknowledgement of your contribution. Files: debian/* Copyright: © 1998-1999 Stephane Bortzmeyer © 2001 Dr. Guenter Bechly © 2001 Adrian Bunk © 2001-2002 Andreas Tille © 2006 Kai Hendry © 2007 Nelson A. de Oliveira © 2003-2008 Steffen Möller © 2007-2009 Charles Plessy © 2008 David Paleino Licence: Unclear The licence of the earlier works was never stated. Some works have been obsoleted by release of version 2.0 — the lesstif migration for instance — but authors are left in the list of copyright holders by courtesy. The work of Charles Plessy and Steffen Möller can be treated as if it were public domain. Comment: I have received the following message from Des Higgins. -- Charles Plessy "We are happy to give the Debian team permission to modify ClustalW 2 and ClustalX 2 code and redistribute the binaries as long as those modifications do not alter the algorithmic core, i.e. only affect installation routines, bug fixes etc. Please include the original LICENSE file into your package." Files: debian/clustalw.1.xml, debian/clustalw.1 Copyright: © 2008 Charles Plessy Licence: Public Domain The manual page and its XML source can be used, modified, and redistributed as if it were in public domain.