[BioPython] Code publications

[Peter]

Fernando wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> This might be off-topic, or maybe not:
> 
> I've been working with biopython for a while and I am curious about what the
> authors get from all the exceptional work they are doing... I know it won't
> have to do anything with money, but in terms of publication / copyrihts etc,
> what are the adventages of having your code in biopython? Is there a journey
> / conference where the author publish their works and likewise they can be
> referenced or something like that?

Pride? Looks good on a CV?  Although I must say working on BioPerl would 
have been a better choice from the point of view of job hunting ;)

Some of the specific modules have associated publications which get 
cited (e.g. Bio.PDB and Bio.Cluster - although the later is also 
available independently of Biopython).  The closest to a general 
Biopython paper is currently Chapman and Chang 2000.

In terms of talks, most recently I gave a talk at BOSC 2007 in July, the 
"Biopython Project Update". Which reminds me, I have a few photos and 
the slides (sadly in PowerPoint - my initial attempt to convert them 
into PDF wasn't great, font issues leading to content getting cropped).

Peter