Hi, thanks for organizing this competition. We are wondering whether we can use any open-source softwares to perform feature engineering (e.g. BLAST).
Thank you
Hi, thanks for organizing this competition. We are wondering whether we can use any open-source softwares to perform feature engineering (e.g. BLAST).
Thank you
Quoting the competition rules:
OPEN-SOURCE CODE. A Submission will be ineligible to win a prize if it was developed using code containing or depending on software licensed under an open source license:
- other than an Open Source Initiative-approved license (see Licenses – Open Source Initiative); or
- an open source license that prohibits commercial use.
So if the software’s open-source license is on that list, and permits commercial use, you’re fine.