Usage Policy
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The LISA simulator codes are ``Free Software/Open Source Software'' in the
technical sense defined by the Free Software Foundation (see Categories of Free and Non-Free
Software). Under the same classification, the codes are not ``Public Domain
Software'', which means that codes can not be used in any commercial
product without buying a licenses from Montana State University. (The
odds of that happening have got to be pretty low!).
Using a similar model to other open source software distributions such as LINUX, we encourage people to add to and improve the codes, and to send us revised versions for inclusion in subsequent releases. Other sites, such as the LISA Working Group 1 Site, may mirror the source codes, but version control rests with the Montana State Group. If you use and like the simulator, and you run into us at a conference, we encourage you to buy us a beer. Or two. (Thanks to Scott Hughes for this suggestion on usage policy). |
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We encourage people to use the LISA simulator in their research. If you do use the simulator, please include the following reference: \bibitem{LISASIM} N.J. Cornish, L.J. Rubbo \& O. Poujade, {\em The LISA Simulator}, {\tt www.physics.montana.edu/LISA/}; N.J. Cornish \& L.J. Rubbo, Phys. Rev. D{\bf 67}, 022001 (2003). We would like to post a list of the papers that use the simulator, so please e-mail us any references. |