Reference & license

SimpleGeo may be used free of charge for any non-commercial scientific purpose, subject to the restrictions in this license.

The binary executables may be freely distributed for the aforementioned purposes. However, if you use the software for your work we kindly ask you to acknowledge it by quoting the original reference:

Theis C., Buchegger K.H., Brugger M., Forkel-Wirth D., Roesler S., Vincke H., 
"Interactive three dimensional visualization and creation of geometries for Monte Carlo calculations", 
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 562, pp. 827-829 (2006).


In case of commercial use please notify the original authors by sending an e-mail to Christian.Theis at cern.ch


Any distribution of the source code or parts of it requires the consent of the  original authors (Christian Theis & Karl Heinz Buchegger).

If derivative works of the Software are distributed in source code form it is done so  only under a license that includes all of the provisions of this License, and if derivative works of the Software are distributed solely in object form it is done only under a license that complies with this License.

Decisions about inclusion of possible external contributions and release policies remains in the hands of the authors and of their scientific collaborators.

Anybody who will develop new important parts of the code in collaboration with the authors, and who wishes to establish a long-term collaboration, could be proposed by the original SimpleGeo authors to be added to the authors' list.

THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM
IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA  BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


(c) Copyright 2004 - 2009 Christian Theis, Karl Heinz Buchegger