#287 The SBML Level 3 Flux Balance Constraints Specification Version 2

[Brett Olivier]

It is with great pleasure that we would like to submit the SBML Level 3 Flux Balance Constraints Specification Version 2 specification, on behalf of the FBC Package Working Group (PWG), for approval.

The specification document is available for download (as a PDF) from:

http://tinyurl.com/o6abdzf

Brett and Frank

[Andreas Dräger]

This package specification satisfies a large user group and has already been implemented (I am personally aware of at least two implementations), models are already distributed using this format through important databases, suchas BiGG. It is therefore important to accept this package now as a standard in order to make it official.

[Brett Olivier]

As mentioned in our emails to the FBC list and SBML editors, we have enough implementations for FBC version 2, more now is of course better. All that is now required is ratification of the version 2 specification itself. The FBC package was officially accepted as an SBML extension in 2013.

[Michael Hucka]

I vote to ratify the version 2 specification.

[Andreas Dräger]

Agreed!

[Sven Sahle]

I vote to ratify the FBC package specification V2.

[Dagmar Waltemath]

I vote to ratify the FBC package specification V2.

[Brett Olivier]

And with that we have a, practically, unanimous decision to declare the FBC V2 specification accepted. Thank you all very much for your time.

[Lucian Smith]

The spec has now been released, so this issue can be closed.