From dec7ef8694766491bb62d37731837fa9e3c52e45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils Hoffmann <3309580+nilshoffmann@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:21:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add a license field to mzTab-M Metadata

---
 .../mzTab_format_specification_2_1-M_release.adoc | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/specification_document-releases/2_1-Metabolomics-Release/mzTab_format_specification_2_1-M_release.adoc b/specification_document-releases/2_1-Metabolomics-Release/mzTab_format_specification_2_1-M_release.adoc
index 459dbfd..bac7caa 100644
--- a/specification_document-releases/2_1-Metabolomics-Release/mzTab_format_specification_2_1-M_release.adoc
+++ b/specification_document-releases/2_1-Metabolomics-Release/mzTab_format_specification_2_1-M_release.adoc
@@ -509,6 +509,21 @@ MTD description An experiment investigating the effects of Il-6.
 ....
 |============================================================================
 
+[[license]]
+==== license
+
+[cols=",",]
+|============================================================================
+|*Description* |The file’s license for re-use, derivative works and distribution. Typically, only one license SHOULD be reported. Multiple licenses may be reported to distinguish between academic and commercial use.
+|*Type* |Parameter
+|*Mandatory* |False
+|*Example* a|
+....
+MTD license[1] [SWO, SWO:1000049, "CC0 1.0", ]
+MTD license[2] [,, "Custom license for commercial use", ]
+....
+|============================================================================
+
 [[sample_processing1-n]]
 ==== sample_processing[1-n]