Copyright and Terms of Use

By using GeodSoft.com, you agree to in no way copy, appropriate, or distribute, any GeodSoft content except as explicitly provied under the GeodSoft Publication License, and to not violate the the terms under Unauthorized Use. By copying or distributing in any manner, any content found on GeodSoft.com, you agree fully to the terms of the GeodSoft Publication License and these Terms of Use.

Copyright

All content on the GeodSoft web site is copyrighted by George Shaffer. Only pages with the long copyright notice that includes "This material may be distributed" are covered by the GeodSoft Publication License below; other pages are covered by normal copyright protection, plus your contractual agreement under these terms not to copy such material, and may not be reproduced or distributed without prior permission. Some parts of the Open Publication License have been used in the GeodSoft Publication License.

GeodSoft Publication License v. 1.5.02 Oct. 30, 2009

I. REQUIREMENTS

GeodSoft web site content, my be distributed in whole or in part, in any medium, physical or electronic, provided that the terms of this license are adhered to, and that this license or an incorporation of it by reference is displayed in the reproduction. Logo graphics are subject to specific additional restrictions described below.

Proper form for an incorporation by reference is as follows:

Copyright © 2000 - 2009 by George Shaffer. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in http://GeodSoft.com/terms.htm. (or http://Geodsoft.com/cgi-bin/terms.pl) These terms are subject to change. Distribution is subject to the current terms, or at the choice of the distributor, those in an earlier, digitally signed electronic copy of http://GeodSoft.com/terms.htm (or terms.pl) from the time of the distribution. Distribution of substantively modified versions of GeodSoft content is prohibited without the explicit permission of George Shaffer. Distribution of the work or derivatives of the work, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from George Shaffer. Distribution in accordance with these terms, for unrestricted and uncompensated public access, non profit, or internal company use is allowed.

NOTE: We have not had a chance to update the copyright notice on other GeodSoft pages. For the purposes of the GeodSoft Publication License, the only valid copyright notice and incorporation by reference is the one above. If you use any GeodSoft Content after Feb. 17, 2007, you must replace the notice on any current pages, with the one above to be in compliance with these terms. (Between Feb 17, and Feb. 20, if you complied with the conditions provided in license versions 1.4 (Feb. 17) or 1.4.01 (Feb. 18 - 20), and used the copyright notice provided in those license versions with any material that was copied or posted on those dates then you are in compliance, otherwise you are not in compliance and this license, 1.5.02 applies.) We try to keep the individual page copyright notices consistent with the Terms of Use but this requires updating and replacing every page on the site, which time constraints do not always allow. At all times it is the current Terms of Use and current Geodsoft Publication License which apply and not the notice which may appear on any or all other pages.

NOTE: The key used for digital signing of the Terms must be PGP or GnuPG key and belong to the person responsible for the distribution and remain available for future verification of the license. The signing should be performed on a time synchronized computer (NTP or comparable protocol) with time accurate to approximately one second of the real time. As of version 1.4, Feb. 17, 2007, the display of the Terms is time stamped and the terms must be digitally signed within five minutes of the time they are accessed (refresh or reload before saving). Any tampering with the time stamp is prohibited, and by doing so, the would be distributor loses all rights to use any GeodSoft material as provided in Section V. Violations. The distributor should know or record the local time offset from UTC. It's suggested that the digitally signed terms be saved on a write once CD or DVD ROM. If a significant quantity of material from GeodSoft is distributed in a physical electronic format, such as CD or DVD, it is suggested that the digitally signed Terms be included. It is up to the distributor to determine what is significant and whether or not inclusion of the digitally signed Terms is appropriate.

GeodSoft.com is a web site and as such consists of many HTML documents (web pages), text documents, executable scripts, and other components. Web pages and displayable web content may be printed and subsequently photocopied, provided that any printout that is more than one physical page be treated as an indivisible unit, and that all copyright notices, licenses, or terms of use, are preserved intact with the other physical pages.

GeodSoft.com Web pages typically contain standard headers, footers, and navigation aids that may be of little value, except as part of a working web site, and a unique portion that comprises the page contents. The links and standard page elements may be removed from the unique page contents, provided that the copyright notice and license reference with any contact information, are preserved. The unique page contents may be reformatted and used in other media.

Unique page contents may be aggregated, provided that each section (single Web page or group of pages from the same subdirectory tree) includes a separate URL (working link in electronic documents), referring to the original (top level) page or directory location. Such an aggregation must include at least one copyright notice and license reference in a prominent location. For the purposes of this license, aggregation means the inclusion of the unique web page content from two or more web pages into a single document (e.g., HTML, XML, PDF) or file.

Some web pages and text documents displayed on the GeodSoft web site may not contain the copyright notice and license reference. If they are used with other GeodSoft material, already containing one or more copyright notice and license references, and unmistakably part of the GeodSoft content, additional copyright notice and license references are not required. If GeodSoft text or other pages lacking copyright notice and license references, are used singly or in such a manner that they may be confused with material from other sources, then a GeodSoft copyright notice and license reference must be added to such material by the distributor.

The GeodSoft web site includes source code for executable scripts or programs. Generally, these have their own copyright notice, with a brief and permissive license that explicitly allows modifications. Anyone may opt to take advantage of this more liberal license, as it pertains to these scripts or programs.

Some small scripts or programs appear as examples within GeodSoft Web pages, or may appear as linked to text files without this source code specific copyright notice and license. The following text may be added to the beginning of such source code which may then be used in accordance with these terms and conditions: "Copyright 2000 - 2007 George Shaffer. Anyone may use or modify this code for any purpose, PROVIDED that as long as it is recognizably derived from this code, this copyright notice remains intact and unchanged. No warrantees of any kind are expressed or implied." These terms do not apply, and may not be attached to any CGI scripts or other programs that may be executed from the GeodSoft web site, or which may temporarily or unintentionally be exposed to web access, or which may be obtained via any failure of or breach in GeodSoft web site security. Any scripts, that are intended to be available as open source, will appear in a web page or be copied to a non executable file with a ".txt" extension, and be linked to from one or more web pages.

The GeodSoft web site includes a unique graphic logo. The favicon.ico graphic file is a simplified form of the logo and may be used as a icon in browser and desktop links referencing GeodSoft.com. The favicon.ico may also be used in association with links to GeodSoft.com. Otherwise, the GeodSoft logo may not be copied, distributed, modified or used in any way, except exactly as it appears on the GeodSoft Web Pages of which it is a part. It will, and must, appear as part of web page printouts and photocopies of original GeodSoft Web pages.

If any GeodSoft web pages are copied to and accessible from any other web site, the pages may be used exactly as they appear on the GeodSoft site (mirrored) and any links to pages that are not local to the mirror site, should be adjusted to link back to the original pages at GeodSoft.com. (If present, web server and platform, "powered by", graphics are not GeodSoft content, and may be changed as necessary, provided the approximate size and proportions are retained in any substitutes. This provision is applicable only to a site mirroring content prior to Nov. 2003, and to the best of my knowledge is obsolete.)

If GeodSoft Web page content is used on another site, and the full page is not an accurate replica of the original, it must begin with a link to the original GeodSoft.com web page, must not use the logo, and must not use the links and contents of the standard navigation area which is separate from the unique page content. The textual content must remain unaltered but the format may be changed. The copyright notice and license reference must appear in its entirety, with working links. Links to external web sites or pages that have changed or are no longer available may be updated or removed as appropriate.

If the GeodSoft.com web site goes offline permanently, any links to GeodSoft.com otherwise required by this license are no longer required.

The content of GeodSoft's web site, may be indexed by public web search engines, except as excluded by /robots.txt. (All other automated access is prohibited as described in Unauthorized Use below.)

If GeodSoft content is entered into a non commercial database or other mechanism that results in the display of less than complete web pages, then each display must include the complete copyright notice and license reference.

Commercial use or distribution, e.g., fee based searchable database, or use in a commercial printed book, requires prior written permission from George Shaffer under terms to be determined at the time permission is granted. Commercial use includes any display of GeodSoft content where the person or organization displaying the content receives monetary compensation for such display; this specifically includes web sites that display advertising.

We encourage links to the GeodSoft web site but prohibit the use of our graphic logo without prior written permission, thought favicon.ico may be used where appropriate.

II. MODIFICATIONS

The GeodSoft Publication License does not allow substantive modification without prior approval by George Shaffer. Conditions will be agreed on if permission is granted. Formatting changes, removal of Web page navigation aids and graphics as discussed above is allowed (or required), spelling corrections and corrections of obvious typographic or grammatical errors are permitted. Substantive modifications include any changes of meaning or the addition or removal of selected content. Language translations are allowed; the copyright notice and license reference must be preserved in English and also be translated to the same language as the content. Selective quoting in the context of a review or commentary is not considered a modification and is permitted.

The GeodSoft Publication License may be used as a model for other open content licenses, without attribution or incorporating the copyright notice and license by reference. If you use large portions of the license, we would appreciate an acknowledgment somewhere in your terms of use or on your web site. There is no need to include any reference to GeodSoft in an adapted copyright notice and license by reference.

III. COLLECTIVE WORKS

If GeodSoft content is aggregated with other works, material from each separate web page, or related group of pages from a directory, must begin with a URL indicating the original location. The author of the collective work, may at his or her choice include the complete copyright notice and license reference, with working links if in an electronic format, at the beginning of each discrete section containing GeodSoft content, or may include the entire copyright notice and license by reference on the copyright page and identify each section where GeodSoft content is used. Any major collection (over 400,000 words) where GeodSoft content comprises approximately 20% or more of the collection must contain a prominent acknowledgment of the GeodSoft content, in addition to the copyright notice and license by reference. If the work is a CD ROM or other electronic medium that may be used off line, and the pages are visual replicas of the original GeodSoft Web pages, the graphic logo must be included on the media, and there must be a clear separate notice that additional restrictions, as described above, apply to the graphic logo. The GeodSoft copyright and license do not apply to any other content of the collective work, or the work as a whole.

While the author of a collective work has the right to copyright the collective work, GeodSoft content may not be included in any collective work where the collective author attempts to use their collective copyright to prevent further copying of any GeodSoft content in accordance with these terms. If the collective author places a restrictive copyright on the work as a whole, they must make an explicit statement that this does not apply to the GeodSoft Sections, which may be used and copied in accordance with the GeodSoft Publication License. The GeodSoft copyright covers all GeodSoft content wherever it may appear, and only the GeodSoft Publication License may restrict how that content is used or copied. GeodSoft content may not be included in any work that includes any form of copy protection, digital rights management technology, watermarking, or technology designed to track the use of, or hinder access to, the content.

IV. NO WARRANTY

GeodSoft content is licensed and provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or a warranty of non-infringement.

V. VIOLATIONS

Any person or organization that reproduces or distributes GeodSoft content in violation the terms of this license forfeits all future rights to use, copy, or distribute GeodSoft content under the terms of this license.

VI. FAIR USE

As with all copyrighted material, fair use exceptions apply but these are frequently subject to dispute. If you have any doubt that your intended use is covered by fair use, please obtain prior permission for such use. Keep in mind the implicit contract agreed to by using this site and further by copying from it. I agree with the principle of fair use, and thus the terms of use allow GeodSoft content to be used in a manner consistent with fair use.

So long as the use of GeodSoft content is no more than three consecutive paragraphs or 500 words (whichever is greater), but never more than one page, and provided proper attribution is included, it is not necessary to include the copyright notice and license by reference. More non consecutive total content may be used if it is properly attributed, and is obviously in the context of a review or commentary. Proper attribution for the purposes of this paragraph is "This material was written by George Shaffer and may be found at" If the context makes this exact wording awkward, the grammar may be changed, provided that the meaning is not changed.

Provide the most specific URL available. In other words link to the specific page the material was from and not the section. If the page has internal anchors (link to locations designated by a # in the link), link to the closest anchor that precedes the material being used. The visible part of the link must exactly duplicate the href section and may not be a general title or phrase. As long as further material remains from the same section, such as Good and Bad Passwords or Hardening OpenBSD, no further links need be provided. If additional material is used from a different section of the GeodSoft web site then a new specific link must be provided for that material. As long as it is clear from the context what is and is not GeodSoft material, additional attributions are not needed, but if it is not clear, then it must be made clear by the use of phrases such as "by George Shaffer" or "from GeodSoft.com."

VII. SEVERABLILTY

If any part of this license is found to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the remaining portions of the license remain in force.

VIII. REQUESTS

Simply for our information, GeodSoft would appreciate notice of distribution of our content to more than a handful of recipients, especially where we would not otherwise know of such use, as in a company.

We would appreciate a complimentary copy of any work, physical or electronic, where GeodSoft content constitutes more than a minor portion of the content, and a significant number of copies are made.

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Unauthorized Use

Users of GeodSoft.com are authorized to access information on this site via the HTTP or HTTPS protocols from web browsers or other software or hardware that includes end user web browsing and web content access as part of its basic functionality. Users may access the sites via DNS entries or IP addresses. Users may use any URL provided on any GeodSoft.com page or directly created from any GeodSoft.com Web form to access content on our site. Users may use links from other web sites, or received from other users via e-mail, or by other means, to access GeodSoft.com content. Users may shorten such URLs by removing query information, then HTML document names, then lower level directory names, in an attempt to find more general information, if our navigation aids do not seem suitable to your needs. All other attempts to obtain information from, or access GeodSoft.com is prohibited.

Public search (web indexing) services that respect the restrictions specified in /robots.txt and limit retrieval rates, are allowed. All other script, robot, programmed, or automated access is prohibited, unless prior permission is requested and granted. Any attempt to access unauthorized files, directories, or obtain other information, to interrupt services, to create significant numbers of error messages or log file entries, or to cause programs or security to fail, by entering invalid or fraudulent information into web forms, by constructing invalid URLs, or otherwise transmitting to GeodSoft computers any data, which may have such effect, is prohibited. Use of any protocol other that HTTP and HTTPS is prohibited. Deliberate transmission of corrupt or invalid IP packets to GeodSoft.com is prohibited. The use of any port scanning tools or other hardware or software designed to obtain information about our computers or network, not explicitly provided on our web pages is prohibited.

Detection of any prohibited activities may result in blocked access and or may be reported to your ISP or any other appropriate authorities. Beginning in early 2007, dramatically increased hosting costs driven by excessive bot activity has forced active measures against unauthorized automated access. I have substantially reduced the amount of (unwanted) traffic at GeodSoft. Please do not jeopardize your access and possibly that of innocent customers at your ISP by using page prefetch tools, wget, or any other automated web access or retrieval tool. A single automated access of ten or fewer pages may permanently cost you access to this site. Depending on varying circumstances, you may get away with multiple automated accesses, and then one day find yourself locked out permanently.

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Copyright © 2000 - 2009 by George Shaffer. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in http://GeodSoft.com/terms.htm. (or http://Geodsoft.com/cgi-bin/terms.pl) These terms are subject to change. Distribution is subject to the current terms, or at the choice of the distributor, those in an earlier, digitally signed electronic copy of http://GeodSoft.com/terms.htm (or terms.pl) from the time of the distribution. Distribution of substantively modified versions of GeodSoft content is prohibited without the explicit permission of George Shaffer. Distribution of the work or derivatives of the work, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from George Shaffer. Distribution in accordance with these terms, for unrestricted and uncompensated public access, non profit, or internal company use is allowed.