From a322779cb43f032c8a93f4b6892d9c99ed2645f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JamesVorder Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2020 18:00:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added NCL as tos.md --- tos.md | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tos.md diff --git a/tos.md b/tos.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7574bfb --- /dev/null +++ b/tos.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +# Network Commons License (v1.0.4) + +The Network Commons License is the framework that governs the network commons. + +## The License + +The Network Commons License (NCL) describes the terms and conditions associated with the use of free and +open networks, and so enables individuals, communities, companies, governments and other organizations to +adopt or support the same. + +The NCL is rooted in the following four tenets: +- Participants are free to use the network for any purpose that does not limit the freedom of others +to do the same. +- Participants are free to know how the network and its components function. +- Participants are free to offer and accept services on the network on their own terms. +- By joining or adding services to the free network, you agree to extend the network to others under +the same conditions. + +## Terms + +### Participation +- The free network honors the human right to communication, and aims for the maximum possible +benefit for its constituents. Disputes regarding the right and proper execution of this framework +should be resolved through the consensus of network stakeholders according to these principles. +- Network devices and infrastructure can be financed and capitalized in any manner that does not +seek to profit off of other participants in the network. +- The network as a whole does not have any owner or proprietor, regardless of any specific +contribution to the network. +- Network participants agree to extend the network on the same terms and conditions that they +receive it, allowing all data to transit their own portion of the network without manipulating that +data for any reason other than network maintenance. +- Network participants agree only to the terms of this License - any other agreement must be +explicitly expressed and accepted. +- In order to maximize connectivity and network growth, network constituents are encouraged to +allow other network participants to install devices in their facilities, but this permission is always +discretionary and can be revoked at any time. +- Commercial access to the network must extend and share the network. +- Data from the network is not logged or stored. + +### Provision of Services +The contents and services of the network, including access to the Internet are offered on their own terms. + +These general principles apply: +- The free network serves only as a conduit of information - the network itself has nothing to do with +hosted services and is not liable for them. +- Content and services may be created and shared at will. +- Content creators or owners can license their creations with the license of their choice, with no +restriction. Unless otherwise stated, services are considered gratis, and offered “as is”, and +without any warranty. +- The free network makes no guarantee regarding the availability of Internet access. +- Should it become necessary to shape network traffic in order to optimize network performance, +real-time communications may be given priority over delay-tolerant forms. In the case that traffic is +shaped or manipulated, such practices must be transparently disclosed, and the exact policies in +use must be published. +- Where possible, information regarding network throughput and availability should be published to +allow the network participants to diagnose incidents by themselves. +- Network participants agree not to transmit contents that might jeopardize the well being of other +participants or operation of the network itself, including, but not limited to illegal content, +unsolicited communications, and malicious software. + +### Use of Spectrum +- Participants must use spectrum reasonably and responsibly, using the minimum transmission +power necessary to achieve intended service levels. +- Coordination and cooperation should be used, whenever possible, to avoid interference and +minimize spectral pollution. +Security and Liability +- Network participants are responsible for the security of their own systems. +- Participants should assume that all information transiting the free network is visible to others, and +encrypt their communications accordingly. +- Private networks can be connected to the open network and use firewalls to regulate access and +traffic between those networks. Those private networks are not under the terms and conditions of +this License, and their owners are responsible for their own security. +- The free network is not responsible for any damage caused to or by participants in the network. +- The free network disclaims all liability for the behavior of its participants. + +## Conditions +- Adoption of this License can be expressed by individuals or organizations and implies the +acceptance of the License's terms and conditions. At any time, any member can revoke this +adoption and therefore reclaim their own network devices or equipment. Device ownership is +never lost, regardless of where devices are placed. +- The Network Commons License is distributed under a Creative Commons Non-commercial, +Attribution, Share-alike license, which stipulates that derivative works are allowed, but that they +may not be used for commercial purposes, must give credit to the Network Commons License, +and must be released under these same conditions.