BASE - BioArray Software Environment

BASE is a comprehensive free web-based database solution for the massive amounts of data generated by microarray analysis. It is released under the ​GNU General Public License. This site is devoted to the forthcoming version 2.0 release of BASE. The latest stable release of BASE is 1.2.x version is available for download from the ​BASE 1.2 web site.

Documentation

• Manuals - BASE user and administration information.
• Specifications
• Developer information - Information for the BASE core and plugin developers. Here you will find information about the database schema, inner workings of the core, how to create plugins, how to contribute, and lots more.

Download

If you want to live on bleeding edge software, download the latest (maybe unstable) 2.x version through

svn checkout http://lev.thep.lu.se/repository/base/trunk/ base

There is no stable BASE 2.0, but the latest packaged version is found at ​BASE 2 downloads. Latest (stable) version 1.2.X can be downloaded through ​BASE 1.2 web site.

Plug-ins

There are plugins ... ​BASE plug-ins web site

Report a bug

The bugtracking system that we decided to use is called ​Trac. It allows any BASE user to submit a bug report, or suggest a new functionality. Choose New Ticket and follow the instructions.

Mailing lists

There are three ​Sourceforge hosted mailing lists for the BASE project.

basedb-users

This list is the right place to ask questions about BASE. It is also supposed to be a forum for discussion about desired features, comparison with other software, and so on. For several reasons, posting is restricted to subscribers only. Please browse the ​list archive before posting, as frequently asked questions probably have been answered already.

​subscibe/unsubscribe

​list archive

bsaedb-devel

This list is for discussions about BASE development. For several reasons, posting is restricted to subscribers only. Please browse the ​list archive before posting, as frequently asked questions probably have been answered already.

​subscibe/unsubscribe

​list archive

basedb-announce

This is a low-traffic moderated list and will only be used for announcements regarding BASE, for instance when a new version is released.

​subscibe/unsubscribe

​list archive

License

ABSE is an open source project and available for free under the ​GNU General Public License.

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