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U.S.Geological Survey Software User Rights Notice | ||
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Copied from http://water.usgs.gov/software/help/notice/ on December 6, 2013. | ||
Please check webpage for updates. | ||
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Software and related material (data and (or) documentation), contained in or | ||
furnished in connection with a software distribution, are made available by the | ||
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to be used in the public interest and in the | ||
advancement of science. You may, without any fee or cost, use, copy, modify, | ||
or distribute this software, and any derivative works thereof, and its supporting | ||
documentation, subject to the following restrictions and understandings. | ||
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If you distribute copies or modifications of the software and related material, | ||
make sure the recipients receive a copy of this notice and receive or can get a | ||
copy of the original distribution. If the software and (or) related material are | ||
modified and distributed, it must be made clear that the recipients do not have | ||
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made, the author of the modifications, and the date the modifications were made. | ||
This restriction is necessary to guard against problems introduced in the software | ||
by others, reflecting negatively on the reputation of the USGS. | ||
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The software is public property and you therefore have the right to the source | ||
code, if desired. | ||
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You may charge fees for distribution, warranties, and services provided in | ||
connection with the software or derivative works thereof. The name USGS can be | ||
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commercial entity using this software if specific written permission is obtained | ||
from the USGS. | ||
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The user agrees to appropriately acknowledge the authors and the USGS in | ||
publications that result from the use of this software or in products that | ||
include this software in whole or in part. | ||
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Because the software and related material are free (other than nominal materials | ||
and handling fees) and provided "as is," the authors, the USGS, and the United | ||
States Government have made no warranty, express or implied, as to accuracy or | ||
completeness and are not obligated to provide the user with any support, consulting, | ||
training or assistance of any kind with regard to the use, operation, and performance | ||
of this software nor to provide the user with any updates, revisions, new versions | ||
or "bug fixes". | ||
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The user assumes all risk for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, | ||
data, or profits arising in connection with the access, use, quality, or | ||
performance of this software. | ||
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