-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi people
I have created a package of Raster3D. It's available at http://biolinux.df.ibilce.unesp.br/naoliv/raster3d/ There is no license for the program, but talking with the auhtor, he allows the inclusion of the program on Debian. Words from the author: I have never attached a formal license document or statement to the Raster3D code. My position has always been that anyone is free to use or modify the code in any way they like, but that modified versions must not be redistributed. Binary redistribution is also OK in non-commercial formats. The bottom line is that I do not want anyone to feel that they have had to pay something to get Raster3D, and I do not want them to be running something that claims to be Raster3D but isn't really. I used to ask that the code not be redistributed at all, but I have changed my mind about that. I currently provide rpms for Mandrake and compatible rpm-based distros, and have also given permission for the Darwin project to distribute a packaged version for the Mac. I also ask that if the programs are used to generate figures for publication, that they should be properly cited. The closest formal Open Source licensing document that I know of is the UW's pine license: ~ http://www.washington.edu/pine/overview/legal.html I am *not* saying that the pine license covers Raster3D; just that if I were to write up a formal license it would look something like that except there are no trademark issues for Raster3D and I ask for scientific citation rather that trademark or attachment of legal notice. *END* Raster3D is a set of tools for generating high quality raster images of proteins or other molecules. The core program renders spheres, triangles, cylinders, and quadric surfaces with specular highlighting, Phong shading, and shadowing. It uses an efficient software Z-buffer algorithm which is independent of any graphics hardware. Ancillary programs process atomic coordinates from PDB files into rendering descriptions for pictures composed of ribbons, space-filling atoms, bonds, ball+stick, etc. Raster3D can also be used to render pictures composed in other programs such as Molscript in glorious 3D with highlights, shadowing, etc. Output is to pixel image files with 24 bits of color information per pixel. Homepage is: http://www.bmsc.washington.edu/raster3d/raster3d.html My package is lintiand and linda clean. I also created a manpage for the program rings3d included on it. Someone to sponsor me? Thank you very much Nelson -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBKnrQAQwuptkwlkQRAvt9AJ9wcg3d4P6BS5YTbNmZ+kyFWhxZlwCfdhXc 4D6M5+TTdCRwGU91CubcRZA= =wdOg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
