bbabbd5d2566d47d923d51dbe350634783455999 mspeir Sun Oct 26 12:14:52 2025 -0700 change soe to gi, refs #35031 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlicense.html src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlicense.html index c110cdd7018..fa91efa5822 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlicense.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/FAQ/FAQlicense.html @@ -1,95 +1,95 @@ <!DOCTYPE html> <!--#set var="TITLE" value="Genome Browser FAQ" --> <!--#set var="ROOT" value=".." --> <!-- Relative paths to support mirror sites with non-standard GB docs install --> <!--#include virtual="$ROOT/inc/gbPageStart.html" --> <h1>Frequently Asked Questions: Mirroring or Licensing the Genome Browser</h1> <h2>Topics</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#license1">Licensing the Genome Browser or Blat</a></li> <li><a href="#license3">Downloading the Genome Browser source</a></li> <li><a href="#license2">Mirroring the Genome Browser</a></li> <li><a href="#license4">Setting up a mirror with a customized data set</a></li> <li><a href="#license5">Minimum system requirements for a mirror</a></li> </ul> <hr> <p> <a href="index.html">Return to FAQ Table of Contents</a></p> <a name="license1"></a> <h2>Licensing the Genome Browser or Blat</h2> <h6>Do I need a license to install the Genome Browser or its databases on my own machine?</h6> <p> A license is required for local installation of the Genome Browser web interface or the Blat and gfServer command-line alignment tool or webBlat interface. No license is needed for a local installation by academic or nonprofit institution and for personal use. The images produced by the Genome Browser and the raw data displayed by the Genome Browser are freely available for both public and commercial use with a few exceptions. Check the README.txt file in the assembly download directory to view the use restrictions specific to that release. All assemblies are available for free, and only some recommend citation of a publication. Some human genome annotation tracks cannot be distributed by UCSC. For details on all licensing questions see <a href="../license/">licensing page</a>.</p> <a name="license3"></a> <h2>Downloading the Genome Browser source</h2> <h6>Where can I download the source code and executables for the Genome Browser?</h6> <p> The Genome Browser source code and executables are freely available for academic, nonprofit, and personal use. The command line tools and most of the library code is under an MIT open source license. See <a href="#license1">Licensing the Genome Browser or Blat</a> for commercial licensing requirements of certain parts of our source code. The latest version of the source code may be downloaded <a -href="http://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/admin/jksrc.zip">here</a>.</p> +href="http://hgdownload.gi.ucsc.edu/admin/jksrc.zip">here</a>.</p> <p> See <a href="FAQblat.html#blat3">Downloading Blat source and documentation</a> for information on Blat downloads.</p> <a name="license2"></a> <h2>Mirroring the Genome Browser</h2> <h6>Our academic institution would like to install and run the Genome Browser and its databases on our local server. How do we do this? Is there a procedure for updating the data when new tables and assemblies are released?</h6> <p> Non-commercial organizations are welcome to become a Genome Browser mirror site. A license is required for commercial local installation (mirroring) of the Genome Browser. For detailed procedures on creating a full or partial mirror browser, see the <a href="../goldenPath/help/mirror.html">mirror site procedures page</a>.</p> <a name="license4"></a> <h2>Setting up a mirror with a customized data set</h2> <h6>Is it possible to set up a local version of the Genome Browser that uses my own database rather than UCSC's?</h6> <p> The default Genome Browser installation described on the <a href="../goldenPath/help/mirror.html">mirror page</a> includes all the databases and annotation tracks found on the UCSC Genome Browser website. It is possible to download a smaller data set to conserve space on your server. Or, if you prefer, you can load your local version of the Genome Browser with your own data rather than using the data supplied by UCSC. Instructions for <a href="http://genomewiki.ucsc.edu/index.php/Building_a_new_genome_database" target="_blank">building your own genome database</a> are located on our wiki site.</p> <p> If you encounter problems or have questions, email the <a href="mailto:genome-mirror@soe.ucsc.edu">genome-mirror</a> mailing list. <strong><em><span class="gbsWarnText">Messages sent to this address will be posted to the moderated genome-mirror mailing list, which is archived on a SEARCHABLE PUBLIC </span> <a HREF="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome-mirror">Google Groups forum</a></strong></em>.</p> <a name="license5"></a> <h2>Minimum system requirements for a mirror</h2> <h6>Are there any minimum system requirements for setting up my own mirror?</h6> <p> There are a number of minimum software and hardware requirements that must be considered before trying to set up your own mirror. These requirements are described in detail in the <a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenpath/help/mirrorManual.html#hardware-and-disk-space-requirements" target="_blank">Manual mirror installation manual</a>.</p> <!--#include virtual="$ROOT/inc/gbPageEnd.html" -->