Talk:Gaussian (software)

GAUSSIAN (file format) needed
A new page GAUSSIAN (file format) is needed, which should cross link to Chemical file format and use also the proper category. JKW 16:01, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * why? Karol 21:52, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Banned by Gaussian
This section is, as the last editor of it commented, now more NPOV, but it dominates the article. The latest comment about the response from Gaussian Inc needs sourcing. I also think that Gaussian Inc only allows the use of executables without source code at universities were there are competitors, but I could be wrong. The solution to the dominance of this article by this issue is of course to expand the article with good information about the program. I'll try to do that but I will be on a wikibreak very soon for a few weeks. --Bduke 21:42, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It's too bad that this topic has such a dominant role right now. I have never heard anyone from Gaussian explain exactly what their policy is on access to Gaussian.  I think that you definitely cannot get the source code if there is a "competitor" at your university.  Or perhaps that it used to be that way and that they took it quite seriously. Mcpazzo (talk) 09:08, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * As a practicing, although retired, computational quantum chemistry, I know something about this issue and have, over the years tried to find out more. I do think it is clear that 'you definitely cannot get the source code if there is a "competitor" at your university'. I certainly know a very prominent US quantum chemist who says he is banned by Gaussian. I think Gaussian Inc. are over careful about their intellectual rights and are less than forthright about about is actually going on. This issue is important, but it needs better sources than we have, We are right to cover the issue as best we can. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  11:53, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I just thought there should be more content related to the program. I added an incomplete list of features for now.  This could be an unbiased place to learn about the controversy. The Gaussian legal agreements are quite restrictive and unusual.  As a current user, I will leave others to cover the controversy. Mcpazzo (talk) 19:48, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

The statement that the ban affects "direct competitors" is highly misleading. People were banned for simply comparing it to other software. It is also notable that the original author, Nobel Prize winner Prof. Pople, was banned from using the program, yet they're still using his name to promote it.--87.162.12.35 (talk) 02:17, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Added reference
Added online Reference to Gaussian Inc.'s response to the accusations.

Nuno A. G. Bandeira

See also - other programs
Since all the other programs are in Quantum chemistry computer programs, should we delete the list of other programs? -- Bduke   (Discussion)  07:35, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Recent edit
I have reverted an edit that removed most of the material about the "banned by Gaussian" controversy. It is not reasonable to ignore it, and it is certainly not reasonable to have the Gaussian Inc response to it but no link to the banned by Gaussian page itself. It may need some clean up, so let us discuss it here. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  00:47, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I have added back material noting that the controversy had been noted by C & N News and WATOC. Again, the editor removing material is not bringing issues here. I also think it likely that the editor has a WP:COI due to working for Gaussian Inc. The user name has a strong resemblance to one of the writers of the Gaussian manual. The controversy about the licensing may not be liked by Gaussian Inc., but it is notable and well sourced. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  01:55, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

A more recent edit
I have removed some criticism of GAUSSIAN that was completely unsourced and in many respects just wrong. The methods in Gaussian are all published and the code is available, at least to G03, although many people now only purchase binaries. They are also do not ban you just for being critical. -- Bduke   (Discussion)  07:08, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Uploading Images and clips from Gaussian
I would like to upload some images and clips I have created using Gaussian, are there any special restrictions to do that? Amirber (talk) 14:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * If they're *your* work, you can assert copyright over the images and release them under any sort of license you want, which for Wikipedia is usually a Creative Commons Share-Alike license. I believe it'll provide you with some more details and some questions about the copyright and licensing you want when you go to upload the files. Gaussian doesn't own the copyright on images you create either based off data from Gaussian or images you create with GaussView. I'm less sure about the status of pictures including parts of the GaussView user interface though, so you might want to avoid that. --Earin (t) 22:44, 21 March 2013 (UTC)