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Welcome to MetaX!
MetaX is an open-source software developed by Northomics Lab, designed specifically for academic and research use. By downloading, installing, or using MetaX, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this license agreement.
License
MetaX grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to download, install, and use the software solely for academic, educational, and research purposes, strictly in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Commercial use of the software is strictly prohibited unless a separate commercial license is obtained from the developers.
Restrictions
You agree not to, and you will not permit others to:
- Use the software for any commercial purposes without obtaining a separate commercial license from Northomics Lab.
- Sell, lease, loan, or rent the software, or use the software for commercial time-sharing or service bureau use without explicit permission through a commercial license.
- Modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile, or reverse engineer any part of the software, except to the extent that such actions are expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
- Remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels on the software.
Intellectual Property
The software and all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property associated with it are, and remain, the exclusive property of MetaX and its licensors, including Northomics Lab. Unauthorized use of the software, including but not limited to unauthorized commercial use, may result in legal action.
Disclaimer of Warranty
MetaX is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will MetaX or Northomics Lab 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.
Contributions
If you contribute to the MetaX project, you agree to grant a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute your contributions and such derivative works.
Amendments to this Agreement
MetaX reserves the right to amend this agreement at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review this agreement for any changes.
Citation
Please cite the following paper if you use MetaX in your research:
"MetaX: A peptide centric metaproteomic data analysis platform using Operational Taxa-Functions (OTF)"
Qing Wu, Zhibin Ning, Ailing Zhang, Xu Zhang, Zhongzhi Sun, Daniel Figeys
bioRxiv 2024.04.19.590315; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.19.590315
Additional Information
For more information on obtaining a commercial license and Terms of Use, please contact:
GitHub: The MetaX Project https://github.com/byemaxx/MetaX
iMeta: iMetaWiki Page https://wiki.imetalab.ca/