Academic Software License (Non-Commercial)

Copyright (c) 2026 S. Joshua Swamidass

Academic or nonprofit researchers are permitted to use this Software (as
defined below) subject to Paragraphs 1–4:

1. The copyright holder hereby grants to you free of charge, so long as you
   are an academic or nonprofit researcher, a nonexclusive license under the
   copyright ownership interest in this software and any derivative works
   made by you thereof (collectively, the "Software") to use, copy, and make
   derivative works of the Software solely for educational or academic
   research purposes, and to distribute such Software free of charge to other
   academic or nonprofit researchers for their educational or academic
   research purposes, in all cases subject to the terms of this Academic
   Software License. Except as granted herein, all rights are reserved by the
   copyright holder, including the right to pursue patent protection of the
   Software.

2. Any distribution of copies of this Software — including any derivative
   works made by you thereof — must include a copy of this license (including
   the copyright notice above), and be made subject to the terms of this
   Academic Software License. Failure by you to adhere to the requirements in
   Paragraphs 1 and 2 will result in immediate termination of the license
   granted to you pursuant to this Academic Software License effective as of
   the date you first used the Software.

3. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTITY OR PERSON
   FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
   INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
   THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,
   EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
   OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE IS
   PROVIDED "AS IS." THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
   MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS OF THIS
   SOFTWARE.

4. Any academic or scholarly publication arising from the use of this
   Software or any derivative works thereof will include an acknowledgment
   that the Software was created by Tyler B. Hughes, Na Le Dang, Ayush Kumar,
   Noah R. Flynn, and S. Joshua Swamidass, and will cite the Metabolic Forest
   paper (Hughes et al., J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2020, DOI:
   10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00360).

Commercial use is not permitted under this license. Commercial entities, or
anyone seeking a commercial license, please contact swamidass@gmail.com.
