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@@ -15,18 +15,9 @@ manager formats) contains the citations associated with the specific
algorithms and libraries that were used in the program.
-
## MDAnalysis library ##
-When using MDAnalysis in published work, please cite the following two
-papers.
-
-(We are asking you to cite *both* papers if at all possible because
-the 2016 paper describes many updates to the original 2011 paper and
-neither paper on its own provides a comprehensive description of the
-library. We will publish a complete self-contained paper with the
-upcoming 1.0 release of MDAnalysis, which will then supersede these
-two citations.)
+To properly credit MDAnalysis, please cite both of the following papers. The 2016 paper details significant updates to the 2011 paper, and together they provide a comprehensive description of the library.
* R. J. Gowers, M. Linke, J. Barnoud, T. J. E. Reddy,
M. N. Melo, S. L. Seyler, D. L. Dotson, J. Domanski, S. Buchoux,
@@ -53,7 +44,7 @@ two citations.)
## Powered by MDAnalysis
[](https://www.mdanalysis.org)
-We appreciate it if you display our badge in your projects that use MDAnalysis. You can use the embed code below that suits your markup:
+If you use MDAnalysis in your projects, **we encourage you to display our badge**. You can use the embed code below that suits your markup:
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@@ -87,22 +78,14 @@ We appreciate it if you display our badge in your projects that use MDAnalysis.
## Included algorithms ##
-The full list of [references for included
-algorithms]({{site.pypi.docs}}/documentation_pages/references.html#citations-for-included-algorithms-and-modules)
-is maintained and kept up-to-date as part of the documentation.
+The full list of citations for [included algorithms]({{site.pypi.docs}}/documentation_pages/references.html#citations-for-included-algorithms-and-modules) is maintained in our documentation and updated regularly.
## Acknowledgements
-MDAnalysis was originally inspired by the Schulten Group's
-[MDTools](http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/MDTools/) for Python, and the DCD
-reading code is derived from VMD's
-[catdcd](http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/MDTools/catdcd/). MDAnalysis is GPL
-licensed, except for some 3rd party code that is included under GPL-compatible
-licenses; for instance the dcd reading code is under the [UIUC Open Source
-Licence](http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/MDTools/catdcd/license.html). See
-the files AUTHORS and LICENSE in the distribution for details.
-
-The **MDAnalysis 'Atom' Logo** was designed by [**Christian
-Beckstein**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckstein/) and is licensed
-under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
-License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/).
+MDAnalysis was inspired by the Schulten Group’s [MDTools](http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/MDTools/) for Python.
+
+The DCD reading code originates from VMD’s [catdcd](http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/MDTools/catdcd/).
+
+MDAnalysis is released under the [LGPL](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html) license, with some third-party code under LGPL-compatible licenses. For instance, the DCD reading code is licensed under the [UIUC Open Source Licence](http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Development/MDTools/catdcd/license.html). See the files [AUTHORS](https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/blob/develop/package/AUTHORS) and [LICENSE](https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/blob/develop/package/LICENSE) in the distribution for details.
+
+The **MDAnalysis 'Atom' Logo** was designed by [Christian Beckstein](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckstein/). NumFOCUS as the fiscal sponsor of MDAnalysis holds all rights on the logo (see [branding/logos/LICENSE](https://github.com/MDAnalysis/branding/blob/main/logos/LICENSE)).