The Unidata Newsletter posed a number of questions to WSI in an attempt to clarify how NIDS data may be used. There are no restrictions on campus-wide use of real time derived data products as long as they are used for educational, noncommercial purposes only. The sharing of data to departments on campus is permitted as long as they are used for educational, noncommercial purposes only. The creating of data displays in near-real time for distribution to other departments is permitted as long as they are used for educational, noncommercial purposes only. Data are restricted to users within the Unidata university only.
All usage is limited to educational, noncommercial purposes only.
Users may not create near-real time displays and make them available for distribution via FTP, Gopher, or World Wide Web to people beyond the campus. However, original data products which are at least 48-hours old may be distributed on FTP, Gopher, or World Wide Web. In this case, the data must be stamped with a WSI logo giving WSI Corporation credit for the data. The data must be stamped with a WSI logo giving WSI Corporation credit for the data. Yes, as long as the data are at least 48-hours old they may be used in such articles.