Kinda sux though that the homepage loads an applet that crashes firefox... (without telling me why).
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Warren DeLano > Sent: 18 December 2004 00:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'Miguel'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ccp4bb]: FW: Jmol version 10.00 - RELEASED > > *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** > *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** > > PyMOL Users & Friends, > > There is a new kid on the block and he packs quite a punch. > His name is Jmol v10 and all who have been looking to put > molecular graphics content into a browser or Java applet need > to take a close look at this cool new tool. It is a > well-engineered free and open-source replacement to Chime > available under the LGPL license. Unlike PyMOL, Jmol > supports Chime scripts out of the box. Plus, Jmol has a fast > software-based renderer that even Roger Sayle would be proud > of. Probably the best way to try Jmol is to head on over to > the PDB's new beta site: > > <http://pdbbeta.rcsb.org/pdb/Welcome.do> > > and type in the 4-digit PDB code of your favorite structure > at the top of the screen. One that's submitted, click on the > Jmol tab right below the structure image. Jmol will open up > momentarily. http://www.jmol.org is the main site where you > can find more info and demos. > > One might ask why I draw so much attention to a product that > could ostensibly compete with PyMOL. Well, here at DeLano > Scientific LLC we utterly reject the notion that competitive > concerns could ever provide a legitimate excuse to promote an > inferior product we offer over something better from another > source. That kind of customer dis-service provides no > lasting benefit to anyone, especially within the scientific community. > However, I am NOT saying that PyMOL is inferior to Jmol -- > they just have different strengths. If you need fast live 3D > molecules in a Web page or Java app today, DeLano Scientific > does not even offer a solution for that yet. Jmol is a great > tool you can adopt right now, and it is ideal if you already > have Chime-based content ready to go. > > It's also worth pointing out that Jmol is one of the few > compelling choices that fully complies with the same > open-source principles that the PyMOL Open-Source Project > adheres to: unrestricted usage, modification, and > redistribution for all parties and for all purposes. PyMOL > and Jmol aren't about competition, they're about addressing > important unmet needs in industry and academia through > open-source development and mutually-beneficial relationships > between developers and users. There are no legal, business, > or philosophical barriers to prevent creation of substantial > interoperability between these two packages, either before or > after the marketplace demands it. > > Delano Scientific LLC salutes Miguel, Egon, Chris, and the > other Jmol developers for a job well done. There is a lot to > the success of the Jmol project that the PyMOL effort could > learn from -- whole number releases being just one small > example ; ). I hope that Jmol and PyMOL can be used together > with other tools like GROMACS, APBS, and MMTK to build new > and more flexible ways of meeting your important scientific > software needs. > Furthermore, I think I can safely speak for all of us in > asking that you all follow through when you are presented > with the opportunity to help support open-source development, > whether through subscription purchases, donations, capital > contributions, grant approvals, or by simply citing the > open-source tools you use in publications and presentations. > > Happy Holidays everyone! > > Cheers, > Warren > > -- > Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. > Principal Scientist > > ... DeLano Scientific LLC > ... 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 > ... South San Francisco, CA 94080 > ... Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 > ... Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 > ... mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Jmol version 10.00 - RELEASED > > Jmol version 10.00 was officially released on Friday 17 December 2004. > > I encourage you to visit http://www.jmol.org, download it, > and take a look at it. > > Jmol is now a viable, fully functional, high performance, > open source replacement for the Chime plugin. > > Those of you who have made investments in RasMol/Chime > scripts over the years should now take a serious look at Jmol > ... especially those of who who have build web tutorials and > applications around the Chime plugin. > > > On a personal note ... > > I have been working on this release full-time for two years > ... so this is clearly a very important milestone for me. > > And I believe that it is important for the molecular > visualization community. Those of you who have made > investments in RasMol/Chime scripts, and especially in Chime > web courseware, now have a migration path to an open source > alternative, an applet written in Java, that does not require > installation on the client, that runs on most major web browsers. > > I undertook this project under the encouragement of Dr. Jose > Luis Lopez Perez at the University of Salamanca. Those who > will use Jmol and benefit from it owe Jose Luis a debt of > gratitude. !Gracias amigo! > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
