LICENSE

Copyright (c) [2025] [Matthew Gleeson]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

Special Clause on GUI Usage

Use of PetThermoTools in graphical user interfaces (GUIs), including but not limited to applications that provide point-and-click access to PetThermoTools's functions, requires prior written permission from the author.

This requirement exists because of a broader issue in the geoscience community: tools that wrap or interface with core scientific software often receive the bulk of citations, while foundational packages like PetThermoTools go unrecognized—particularly when journals impose citation limits. PetThermoTools represents a significant and ongoing labor investment. Responsible citation and acknowledgment are necessary to support its continued development and maintenance.

THE SOFTWARE 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 NONINFRINGEMENT. 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.

