Hi, This is a fair question. We are four people involved in the BASE project as programmer in more or lesser degree (Nicklas and Martin are full time employed to work on BASE). We also have a close collaboration with the Oncology Department here in Lund and they also put effort in BASE (1 and 2) progress.
The software part of BASE crew is funded until the end of 2009. BASE is an essential part of the core service at the microarray facility here at Lund University so we expect to be supporting BASE at least during this time. What happens beyond 2010 depends on so many things... So, jump on to BASE and help us make the software better. Cheers, Jari Micha Bayer wrote: > Hi, > > This is a non-technical question, for a change. > > We are about to make a fairly long-term commitment to BASE as our > microarray platform and were wondering what the future looks like for > BASE, in terms of support and funding (we're talking the next few years > rather than months here). > > This is obviously an issue with all open source projects, and I 'm sure > BASE is no exception. I guess many other users may be in the same boat > -- no-one wants the support for their system to suddenly dry up, and > then to have to migrate their data to something else. > > It would be good if someone could shed some light on this. > > Thanks > > Micha > > ================================== > Dr Micha M Bayer > Bioinformatics Specialist > Genetics Programme > The Scottish Crop Research Institute > Invergowrie > Dundee > DD2 5DA > Scotland, UK > Telephone +44(0)1382 562731 ext. 2309 > Fax +44(0)1382 562426 > http://www.scri.sari.ac.uk/MichaBayer.htm > ============================= > > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > DISCLAIMER: > > This email is from the Scottish Crop Research Institute, but the views > expressed by the sender are not necessarily the views of SCRI and its > subsidiaries. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > to the intended recipient at the e-mail address to which it has been > addressed. It may not be disclosed or used by any other than that addressee. > If you are not the intended recipient you are requested to preserve this > confidentiality and you must not use, disclose, copy, print or rely on this > e-mail in any way. Please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoting the > name of the sender and delete the email from your system. > > Although SCRI has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are > present in this email, neither the Institute nor the sender accepts any > responsibility for any viruses, and it is your responsibility to scan the > email > and the attachments (if any). > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > The BASE general discussion mailing list > basedb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > unsubscribe: send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Jari Häkkinen, PhD Complex Systems Division mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Theoretical Physics phone: +46 (0)46 2229347 Lund University fax: +46 (0)46 2229686 Sölvegatan 14a, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden http://www.thep.lu.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ The BASE general discussion mailing list basedb-users@lists.sourceforge.net unsubscribe: send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
