Licensing

One of the more pressing requirements for kit registration is clearly identifying the license that is applied to your code. This is typically included in a LICENSE file at the top level of your repository. Without a license, the only assumption a user can make about your code is that they are not in a position to use your code.

Your license needs to be compatible with the GPLv2+ license currently used by MDAnalysis, in addition to the licenses of any other packages your MDAKit depends on. Take time to consider how you would like to license your project.

Further information on open source licensing can be found from sources such as:

• choose a license,

• tl;dr Legal,

• the Open Source Initiative,

• the Software Sustainability Insitute.