[BioC] Bioconductor Software

Jeff Gentry jgentry@jimmy.harvard.edu
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 12:28:12 -0400 (EDT)


> Is Bioconductor software free for industry or profit organizations?

Yes, insofar as the license of the packages is still respected.  I believe
that all packages are licensed under the LGPL or the GPL (You can see what
license a package is under by looking at the DESCRIPTION file, or
alternatively by clicking on the package name on the download pages).

Information on the GPL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
With a FAQ at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
Information on the LGPL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html

-J