Re: [InChI-discuss] InChI, suggestion license adjustment

[Norwid B. <nb...@ya...>]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:48:19 +0200
Andrew Dalke <da...@da...> wrote:

> I do not know how existing binary package distributions handle this detail. I am pretty sure the InChI Trust doesn't care to assert its licensing details for this case.

Andrew,

as I currently understand, the problem not only is about «open» (as
in «freely accessible»), but the potential danger that anyone could
modify such an open program and (accidentally) alter the algorithm,
too. As a result, possibly multiple different executables would
assign different InChI and InChIKey for the the very same molecule
in the .sdf file submitted.

InChI trust offers to certify[1] the correct implementation for $US
5k pear year.  Right  now, I do not remember a program's manual,
either open source (like OpenBabel, RDKit), or close source (like
ChemDraw, Marvin) which mentions/advertises that they passed
successfully such an audit.  But maybe you, or other subscribers here?

Norwid

[1] https://www.inchi-trust.org/inchi-certification-suite/