PDSB: Public Domain Software in Biology

Abstract

Public Domain Software in Biology(PDSB) is a collection of biological computer programs available in the public domain that have been created and maintaned at IMTECH (Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India). The collection consists of more than 400 computer programs of biological interest. A category has been assigned to each software package in the collection based upon its primary function. The aim of PDSB is to create a central repository of free software in the field of bioscience in order to serve the scientific community. A web server has been developed to search and download software from PDSB (imtech.chd.nic.in/pdsh). The collection is also accessible via anonymous FTP (imtech.chd.nic.in/pub) and by e-mail (freeware@imtech.chd.nic.in). The server also helps the authors by providing a mechanism to conveniently distribute their software to a wide range of users. Software can be submitted via a form on the PDSB web site.