Hi Mirek,
If you happen to be using OS X, Fink makes it very easy to install recent
open-source pymol.
Best regards,
Dmitry
On 2014-04-23, at 11:43 AM, "Cygler, Miroslaw" <miroslaw.cyg...@usask.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have inquired at Schrodinger about the licensing for PyMol. I was surprised
> by their answer. The access to PyMol is only through a yearly licence. They
> do not offer the option of purchasing the software and using the obtained
> version without time limitation. This policy is very different from many
> other software packages, which one can use without continuing licensing fees
> and additional fees are only when an upgrade is needed. At least I believe
> that Office, EndNote, Photoshop and others are distributed this way.
> I also remember very vividly the Warren’s reason for developing PyMol, and
> that was the free access to the source code. He later implemented fees for
> downloading binary code specific for one’s operating system but there were no
> time restrictions on its use.
> As far as I recollect, Schrodinger took over PyMol distribution and
> development promising to continue in the same spirit.
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
> I find the constant yearly licensing policy disturbing and will be looking
> for alternatives. I would like to hear if you have had the same experience
> and what you think about the Schrodinger policy.
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Mirek
>
>
>
