MMP Software Release Policy

We subscribe to a public domain release policy based on the principle of freely shared scientific knowledge that is traditional for Maize Genetics Cooperation specifically, and for scholarship generally. We are aware that a measure of quality is the extent to which prior knowledge contributes in the future, and we hope that our contributions will do so. You may redistribute and/or modify our materials, but if you use these materials for any purpose, we ask that you
  1. reference to the source and its URL,
  2. record and document any modifications you make, and
  3. incorporate this message and authorship in your documentation.
  • Note: content may include contributions by others where the release policy may be different. In these cases, software will be annotated with contact and release information.
  • Also note that these materials are distributed without any warranty, express or implied. For more insight into this policy, see "Why the Public Domain?" by T. Kazic.