| MOLMOL 2.6 |
| Copyright and Legal Information |
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| Date: May 22, 1998 |
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| MOLMOL is a molecular graphics program for displaying, analysing, and |
| manipulating the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules, |
| with special emphasis on the study of protein or DNA structures determined |
| by NMR. The following is legal information pertaining to the use of the |
| MOLMOL program. It applies to all MOLMOL source files, executable (binary) |
| files, configuration files, documentation files contained in the official |
| MOLMOL archives. (Certain portions refer to custom versions of the |
| software, there are specific rules listed below for these versions also.) |
| All of these are referred to here as "the software". |
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| THIS NOTICE MUST ACCOMPANY ALL OFFICIAL OR CUSTOM MOLMOL FILES. IT MAY NOT |
| BE REMOVED OR MODIFIED. THIS INFORMATION PERTAINS TO ALL USE OF THE PACKAGE |
| WORLDWIDE. THIS DOCUMENT SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS LICENSES OR DISTRIBUTION |
| POLICIES. |
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| IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION |
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| Permission is granted to the user to use the MOLMOL program and all |
| associated files in this package for making calculations and creating |
| images. The use of the software for this purpose is free. The user retains |
| all rights to these results and may use them for any purpose commercial or |
| noncommercial. When plots prepared by MOLMOL are used in lectures, |
| publications or other similar occasions, then a reference to the authors |
| and the following paper is to be made: |
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| Koradi, R., Billeter, M., and Wüthrich, K. (1996) |
| J Mol Graphics, 14, 51-55. |
| MOLMOL: a program for display and analysis of |
| macromolecular structures. |
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| This software package and all of the files in this archive are copyrighted |
| by BRUKER/Spectrospin and ETH Zurich. They may only be distributed and/or |
| modified according to the guidelines listed below. The spirit of the |
| guidelines below is to provide the full MOLMOL package freely to as many |
| users as possible, prevent MOLMOL users and developers from being taken |
| advantage of, enhance the life quality of those who come in contact with |
| MOLMOL. This legal document was created so these goals could be realized. |
| You are legally bound to follow these rules, but we hope you will follow |
| them as a matter of ethics, rather than fear of litigation. |
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| No portion of this package may be separated from the package and |
| distributed separately other than under the conditions specified in the |
| guidelines below. |
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| This package may only be bundled in other software packages with the |
| explicit permission of the copyright holders. |
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| This package may only be included in software compilations using media such |
| as, but not limited to, floppy disk, CD-ROM, tape backup, optical disks, |
| hard disks, or memory cards with the explicit permission of the copyright |
| holders. |
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| The user is granted the privilege to modify and compile the source for |
| their own personal use in any fashion they see fit. What you do with the |
| software in your own home is your business. |
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| If the user wishes to distribute a modified version of the software, |
| documentation or other parts of the package (here after referred to as |
| a "custom version") they must follow the guidelines listed below. These |
| guidelines have been established to promote the growth of MOLMOL and |
| prevent difficulties for users and developers alike. Please follow them |
| carefully for the benefit of all concerned when creating a custom version. |
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| You may not incorporate any portion of the MOLMOL source code in any |
| software other than a custom version of MOLMOL without the explicit |
| permission of the copyright holders. However authors who contribute source |
| to MOLMOL may still retain all rights to use their contributed code for any |
| purpose as described below. |
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| The user is encouraged to send enhancements and bug fixes to the MOLMOL |
| authors, but the authors are in no way required to utilize these |
| enhancements or fixes. By sending material to the authors, the contributor |
| asserts that he owns the materials or has the right to distribute these |
| materials. He authorizes the MOLMOL authors to use the materials any way |
| they like. The contributor still retains rights to the donated material, |
| but by donating you grant equal rights to the MOLMOL authors. The MOLMOL |
| authors don't have to use the material, but if we do, you do not acquire |
| any rights related to MOLMOL. We will give you credit if applicable. |
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| GENERAL RULES FOR ALL DISTRIBUTION |
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| The permission to distribute this package under certain very specific |
| conditions is granted in advance, provided that the above and following |
| conditions are met. |
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| These archives must not be re-archived using a different method without the |
| explicit permission of the authors. You may rename the archives only to |
| meet the file name conventions of your system or to avoid file name |
| duplications but we ask that you try to keep file names as similar to the |
| originals as possible. |
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| You must distribute a full package of archives as described in the next |
| section. |
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| Noncommercial distribution (such as a user copying the software for a |
| personal friend or colleague and not charging money or services for that |
| copy) has no other restrictions. All forms of commercial distribution |
| are only allowed with explicit permission of the copyright holders. |
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| The copyright holders reserve the right to withdraw distribution privileges |
| from any group, individual, or organization for any reason. |
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| DEFINITION OF "FULL PACKAGE" |
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| MOLMOL is contained in 3 archives for each hardware platform. 1) An |
| executable archive, 2) A documentation archive, 3) Source code archive. |
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| A "full package" is defined as one of the following bundle options: |
| 1 All archives (executable, docs, source) |
| 2 User archives (executable, docs but no source) |
| 3 Programmer archives (source, docs but no executable) |
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| MOLMOL is officially distributed for SGI running IRIX; Sun running SunOS; |
| IBM running AIX; and DEC running Digital UNIX. Other systems may be added |
| in the future. |
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| Distributors need not support all platforms but for each platform you |
| support you must distribute a full package. |
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| CONDITIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL VERSION |
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| On-line services may distribute the MOLMOL archives under the conditions |
| following this section. |
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| The archives must all be easily available on the service and should be |
| grouped together in a similar on-line area. |
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| It is strongly requested that operators remove prior versions of MOLMOL to |
| avoid user confusion and simplify or minimize our support efforts. They |
| should also notify the MOLMOL authors so that they can be informed about |
| new versions. |
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| The on-line service may only charge standard usage rates for the time |
| required to download this software. A premium may not be charged for this |
| package. |
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| CONDITIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CUSTOM VERSIONS |
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| You may distribute custom compiled versions only if you comply with the |
| following conditions. These conditions also apply to custom documentation |
| based on our files. |
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| Mark your version clearly on all modified files stating this to be a |
| modified and unofficial version. |
| Make all of your modifications to MOLMOL freely and publicly |
| available. |
| You must provide all MOLMOL support for all users who use your custom |
| version. The MOLMOL authors are not obligated to provide you or your users |
| any technical support. |
| You must provide documentation for any and all modifications that you |
| have made to the program that you are distributing. |
| Include clear and obvious information on how to obtain the official |
| MOLMOL. |
| Include contact and support information for your version. Include |
| this information in the printMsg() funtion of the source file MolMol.c |
| and insure that the program prominently displays this information. Include |
| all credits and credit screens for the official version. |
| Include a copy of this document. |
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| DISCLAIMER |
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| This software is provided as is without any guarantees or warranty. |
| Although the authors have attempted to find and correct any bugs in the |
| package, they are not responsible for any damage or losses of any kind |
| caused by the use or misuse of the package. The authors are under no |
| obligation to provide service, corrections, or upgrades to this package. |
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| [End of Legal Information] |
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| If you have any problems with the program, the MOLMOL people would like |
| to hear about them. Also, if you have any comments, questions or |
| enhancements, please contact the MOLMOL authors under the E-mail address |
| molmol@mol.biol.ethz.ch. |
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| Inquiries may be made to: |
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| Spectrospin AG |
| Reto Koradi |
| Industriestr. 26 |
| CH-8117 Faellanden |
| Switzerland |
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| or: |
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| Institut fuer Molekularbiologie und Biophysik |
| Reto Koradi or Martin Billeter |
| ETH Hoenggerberg |
| CH-8093 Zuerich |
| Switzerland |
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| The current version of MOLMOL is always available on the following master |
| servers: |
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| ftp://ftp.mol.biol.ethz.ch |
| ftp://ftp.spectrospin.ch |
| ftp://ftp.bruker.de |
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| See the README file for more detailed instructions about downloading and |
| installing the program. |
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| Tapes and printed manuals are available on request from the second address |
| given above. |
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| More information can be found at: |
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| http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/wuthrich/software/molmol/ |
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| Users are encouraged to register at molmol@mol.biol.ethz.ch, so that they |
| can be informed of new versions. |