This page covers what the BIOP needs to do when releasing scripts and code under various softwares = EPFL Licensing Information = EPFL Licensing is managed through the EPFL Technology Transfer Office https://tto.epfl.ch/before_sharing == TL;DR == # EPFL has the full copyright # Who did what in the code shoud be made explicit # Contact TTO before shaing code made with people outside EPFL # All software must be approved by head of laboratory before sharing # Always attach LICENSE.TXT file to projects # Always check the license of the libraries used for the code # Most are GPLv3 but sometimes they can be different = Licenses Depending on Software = This table lists under what license we can publish our work |Software| License | |----------|---------| | Imaris XTension | **GPLv3** | | R Studio | MIT, compatible with **GPLv3** | | Matlab | FreeBSD compatible with **GPLv3** | | Fiji | GPLv3, see [[https://imagej.net/Licensing | here]] for all licenses | | CellProfiler | BSD-3, compatible with **GPLv3**| | Arivis | **GPLv3** | | QuPath | **GPLv3** | = For the BIOP = (NOTE) Whenever possible, we release in GPLv3 (WARNING) Programming code should NOT be released under Creative Commons. Figures and text are not a problem Typical code header and license information should be as follows ``` = CODE DESCRIPTION = What the code does == INPUTS == What the code needs to run == OUTPUTS == What the code returns = DEPENDENCIES = If the software needs additional libraries, where they are and how to install them = INSTALLATION = How to install and run the code = AUTHOR INFORMATION = Code written by XXX XXX, EPFL - SV -PTECH - BIOP for XXX XXX, Lab XXX DATE = COPYRIGHT = © All rights reserved. ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE, Switzerland, BioImaging And Optics Platform (BIOP), 2018 Licensed under GNU General Public License (GLP) version 3 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ```

This page covers what the BIOP needs to do when releasing scripts and code under various softwares = EPFL Licensing Information = EPFL Licensing is managed through the EPFL Technology Transfer Office (TTO) https://tto.epfl.ch/before_sharing == TL;DR == # EPFL has the full copyright # Who did what in the code shoud be made explicit # Contact TTO before sharing code made with people outside EPFL # All software must be approved by head of laboratory before sharing # Always attach LICENSE.TXT file to projects # Always check the license of the libraries used for the code # Most are GPLv3 but sometimes they can be different = Licenses Depending on Software = This table lists under what license we can publish our work |Software| License | |----------|---------| | Imaris XTension | **GPLv3** | | R Studio | MIT, compatible with **GPLv3** | | Matlab | FreeBSD compatible with **GPLv3** | | Fiji | GPLv3, see [[https://imagej.net/Licensing | here]] for all licenses | | CellProfiler | BSD-3, compatible with **GPLv3**| | Arivis | **GPLv3** | | QuPath | **GPLv3** | = For the BIOP = (NOTE) Whenever possible, we release in GPLv3 (WARNING) Programming code should NOT be released under Creative Commons. Figures and text are not a problem Typical code header and license information should be as follows ``` = CODE DESCRIPTION = What the code does == INPUTS == What the code needs to run == OUTPUTS == What the code returns = DEPENDENCIES = If the software needs additional libraries, where they are and how to install them = INSTALLATION = How to install and run the code = AUTHOR INFORMATION = Code written by XXX XXX, EPFL - SV -PTECH - BIOP for XXX XXX, Lab XXX DATE = COPYRIGHT = © All rights reserved. ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE, Switzerland, BioImaging And Optics Platform (BIOP), 2018 Licensed under GNU General Public License (GLP) version 3 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ```

This page covers what the BIOP needs to do when releasing scripts and code under various softwares = EPFL Licensing Information = EPFL Licensing is managed through the EPFL Technology Transfer Office (TTO) https://tto.epfl.ch/before_sharing == TL;DR == # EPFL has the full copyright # Who did what in the code shoud be made explicit # Contact TTO before sharing code made with people outside EPFL # All software must be approved by head of laboratory before sharing # Always attach LICENSE.TXT file to projects # Always check the license of the libraries used for the code # Most are GPLv3 but sometimes they can be different = Licenses Depending on Software = This table lists under what license we can publish our work |Software| License | |----------|---------| | Imaris XTension | **GPLv3** | | R Studio | MIT, compatible with **GPLv3** | | Matlab | FreeBSD compatible with **GPLv3** | | Fiji | GPLv3, see [[https://imagej.net/Licensing | here]] for all licenses | | CellProfiler | BSD-3, compatible with **GPLv3**| | Arivis | **GPLv3** | | QuPath | **GPLv3** | = For the BIOP = (NOTE) Whenever possible, we release in GPLv3 (WARNING) Programming code should NOT be released under Creative Commons. Figures and text are not a problem Typical code header and license information should be as follows ``` = CODE DESCRIPTION = What the code does == INPUTS == What the code needs to run == OUTPUTS == What the code returns = DEPENDENCIES = If the software needs additional libraries, where they are and how to install them = INSTALLATION = How to install and run the code = AUTHOR INFORMATION = Code written by XXX XXX, EPFL - SV -PTECH - BIOP for XXX XXX, Lab XXX DATE = COPYRIGHT = © All rights reserved. ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE, Switzerland, BioImaging And Optics Platform (BIOP), 2018 Licensed under GNU General Public License (GLP) version 3 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ```