Plain Language Summary
PIASO is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, one of the most permissive open source licenses available. Here's what this means for you in simple terms:
What You CAN Do
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Use freely: Use PIASO for any purpose—academic research, commercial projects, personal use, or anything else.
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Modify: Change the source code to suit your needs.
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Distribute: Share PIASO with others, either in original or modified form.
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Commercial use: Include PIASO in commercial software or services.
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Private use: Use and modify PIASO privately without sharing your changes.
What You MUST Do
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Include the license: Keep the copyright notice and license text when you redistribute PIASO.
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Don't use our name for endorsement: You cannot use "PIASO," "Fishell Laboratory," "Harvard Medical School," or "Broad Institute" names to promote your products without permission.
Full License Text
The complete BSD-3-Clause license text is provided below:
BSD 3-Clause License
Copyright (c) 2024, Min Dai and the Fishell Laboratory
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Questions?
If you have questions about using PIASO under this license, please contact:
Min Dai, PhD
Email: dai@broadinstitute.org
For more information about the BSD-3-Clause license, see the Open Source Initiative page.