feat(licenses): Add information page on the licenses used.

layouts/default.vue

@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@ export default {
           nuxt: true,
           external: false,
         },
+        {
+          icon: 'mdi-apps',
+          title: 'Licenses',
+          to: '/licenses',
+          nuxt: true,
+          external: false,
+        },
         {
           icon: 'mdi-apps',
           title: 'Status',

pages/licenses.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<template>
+  <v-container class="gtdb-container">
+
+    <v-card>
+
+      <v-card-title class="text-h5">
+        Licenses
+      </v-card-title>
+
+      <v-divider></v-divider>
+
+      <v-card-text class="text--primary">
+
+        Our resources, the Genome Taxonomy Database and the Genome Taxonomy Database Toolkit, are made available under
+        two different licenses. Here's what you need to know about these licenses.
+
+
+        <v-card class="mt-3" outlined>
+          <v-card-title>
+            Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB)
+          </v-card-title>
+          <v-card-text class="text--primary">
+            The Genome Taxonomy Database is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
+            License. This means that you are free to:
+
+            <ul>
+              <li><b>Share</b> — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format</li>
+              <li><b>Adapt</b> — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.</li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <br>
+
+            However, this is provided that:
+
+            <ul>
+              <li><b>Attribution</b> — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if
+                changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor
+                endorses you or your use.
+              </li>
+              <li><b>ShareAlike</b> — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your
+                contributions under the same license as the original.
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <br>
+
+            For more information, please refer to the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"
+                                                         target="_blank">full text</a> of the Creative Commons
+            Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
+          </v-card-text>
+        </v-card>
+
+
+        <v-card class="mt-3" outlined>
+          <v-card-title>
+            Genome Taxonomy Database Toolkit (GTDB-Tk)
+          </v-card-title>
+          <v-card-text class="text--primary">
+            The Genome Taxonomy Database Toolkit is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. This is a free
+            software license that guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.
+            <br><br>
+            In particular, the freedoms ensured by this license are:
+
+            <ul>
+              <li>The freedom to run the program for any purpose.</li>
+              <li>The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you
+                wish.
+              </li>
+              <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others.</li>
+              <li>The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others.</li>
+            </ul>
+            <br>
+
+            It's important to note that these freedoms come with a notable stipulation: if you distribute this software
+            or any modifications of it, you must also distribute the source code under the GPL license.
+            <br>
+            For the complete details on the GNU General Public License v3.0, please visit the <a
+            href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html" target="_blank">official GNU site</a>.
+            <br>
+            We encourage you to take the time to understand these licenses and your responsibilities as a user. We
+            believe in the principles of open science and open software, and these licenses help ensure the free use,
+            distribution, and evolution of our tools. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please do
+            not hesitate to contact us.
+          </v-card-text>
+        </v-card>
+
+
+      </v-card-text>
+    </v-card>
+  </v-container>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import Vue from 'vue'
+
+export default Vue.extend({
+  head() {
+    return {
+      title: 'Licenses',
+      meta: [
+        {
+          hid: 'licenses',
+          name: 'licenses',
+          content: `Software licenses that are used for the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) and Toolkit (GTDB-Tk).`
+        },
+        {
+          hid: 'keywords',
+          name: 'keywords',
+          content: `license, website, gtdb, gtdbtk`
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  data: () => ({}),
+})
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+</style>