"tɹænsbˈæktɚ" wʌz mˌeɪd ɐvˈeɪləbəl ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈɜːst bˈaɪ ˌoʊˈɛs bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈoʊpən sˈoːɹs lˈaɪsəns, fɔːɹ fɹˈiː tʊ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn ænd sˈɛnt tə hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv lˈæbz wˈɜːldwaɪd, ænd wʌz lˈaɪsənst baɪ pˈʌblɪk sˈɛktɚ, smˈɔːl ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz ænd mˌʌltɪnˈæʃənəlz ˌʌndɚɹ ˈoʊpən pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz, wɪð kəmˈɪtmənts tə ʃˈɛɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts wɪð ˈʌðɚ lˈaɪsənsˌiːz.
"Transbacter" was made available under the first BiOS (Biological Open Source) license, for free to anyone and sent to hundreds of labs worldwide, and was licensed by public sector, small enterprise and multinationals under open principles, with commitments to share improvements with other licensees.