[PyMOL] citing pymol script in thesis--copyright issues?

[Lapolla, Suzanne M (HSC)]

Not sure who on the forum would know the answer to this question but I am sure someone will. I used many of the python scripts in pymol for my MS thesis, including the get_distance script that I also made modifications to. I mentioned all these scritps in my thesis and of course cited the PyMol papers and sourceforge. One of my committee members wants me to have an appendix in my thesis of the get_distance script I modified. My question is, are there any copyright issues with this? Should I just cite PyMol again and in the appendix on the modified script make sure to note what modifications I did versus what was there originally? Thanks.

[Thomas Holder]

Hi Suzanne,

you are welcome to put those modified scripts in your thesis. The PyMOL Open-Source license only asks you to include the original copyright notice, see:
https://sourceforge.net/p/pymol/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/pymol/LICENSE

Cheers,
Thomas

Post by Lapolla, Suzanne M (HSC)
Not sure who on the forum would know the answer to this question but I am sure someone will. I used many of the python scripts in pymol for my MS thesis, including the get_distance script that I also made modifications to. I mentioned all these scritps in my thesis and of course cited the PyMol papers and sourceforge. One of my committee members wants me to have an appendix in my thesis of the get_distance script I modified. My question is, are there any copyright issues with this? Should I just cite PyMol again and in the appendix on the modified script make sure to note what modifications I did versus what was there originally? Thanks.