License
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DRIADA is released under the **MIT License**.

The MIT License is a permissive free software license that allows you to:

- Use DRIADA for any purpose (commercial or non-commercial)
- Modify the source code
- Distribute original or modified versions
- Use DRIADA in proprietary software

The only requirement is that you include the original copyright notice and license text in any substantial portions of the software.

Full License Text
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The complete license text is available in the `LICENSE <https://github.com/iabs-neuro/driada/blob/main/LICENSE>`_ file in the repository root.

**Copyright (c) 2020-2026 Nikita A. Pospelov et al.**

Citation
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If you use DRIADA in your research, please cite:

.. code-block:: bibtex

   @software{driada2026,
     title = {DRIADA: Dimensionality Reduction for Integrated Activity Data Analysis},
     author = {Pospelov, Nikita and contributors},
     year = {2026},
     url = {https://github.com/iabs-neuro/driada}
   }

For machine-readable citation metadata, see `CITATION.cff <https://github.com/iabs-neuro/driada/blob/main/CITATION.cff>`_.

Contributing
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By contributing to DRIADA, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the MIT License.

See the `Contributing Guide <contributing.html>`_ for more information.