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This entire site is Copyright (c) 2007-2008 [[Raffi Kojian]]Articles are being systematically rewritten to incorporate multiple sources of information.
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The text on Gardenology.org is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Sharealike license, ''unless otherwise stated on a page''.  Text contributed by users remain the property of the authors, the authors' employers or the current copyright holder, but they are released to Gardenology.org under the stated Creative Commons license unless other arrangements are made with the webmaster.  Only contribute materials which you have the right to, or permission to add. Photos can be clicked on to be taken to their respective pages for individual copyright information, but the vast majority are under creative common or GNU licenses.  By submitting content to Gardenology.org for inclusion, you grant world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the content for the purpose of displaying and distributing such content through Gardenology.org's systems and projects. The site design is copyright Gardenology.orgAny use of the text on this site must be accompanied with full attribution and a URL link to the page of origin.
  
Many of the articles are currently unedited versions of wikipedia articles.  Those articles are under a different license and are free to reuse with proper licensing information.  Those articles do not have tags - but if you need an article about a plant, you can get it at wikipedia.org.  If you want to use an article from this site, you must check with [[User:Raffi]] for permission.
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Always, always [[Help:Contents#Referencing|reference your sources]] of information!
  
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==Creative Commons Deed==
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You are free:
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* '''to Share'''—to copy, distribute and transmit the work, and
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* '''to Remix'''—to adapt the work
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Under the following conditions:
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* '''Attribution'''—You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work.)
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* '''Share Alike'''—If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same, similar or a compatible license.
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With the understanding that:
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* '''Waiver'''—Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
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* '''Other Rights'''—In no way are any of the following rights affected by the license:
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** your fair dealing or fair use rights;
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** the author's moral rights; and
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** rights other persons may have either in the work itself or in how the work is used, such as publicity or privacy rights.
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* '''Notice'''—For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do that is with a link to [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons]
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==No Warranty==
 
This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Latest revision as of 16:43, 29 July 2010

The text on Gardenology.org is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Sharealike license, unless otherwise stated on a page. Text contributed by users remain the property of the authors, the authors' employers or the current copyright holder, but they are released to Gardenology.org under the stated Creative Commons license unless other arrangements are made with the webmaster. Only contribute materials which you have the right to, or permission to add. Photos can be clicked on to be taken to their respective pages for individual copyright information, but the vast majority are under creative common or GNU licenses. By submitting content to Gardenology.org for inclusion, you grant world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the content for the purpose of displaying and distributing such content through Gardenology.org's systems and projects. The site design is copyright Gardenology.org. Any use of the text on this site must be accompanied with full attribution and a URL link to the page of origin.

Always, always reference your sources of information!

Creative Commons Deed

You are free:

  • to Share—to copy, distribute and transmit the work, and
  • to Remix—to adapt the work

Under the following conditions:

  • Attribution—You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work.)
  • Share Alike—If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same, similar or a compatible license.

With the understanding that:

  • Waiver—Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
  • Other Rights—In no way are any of the following rights affected by the license:
    • your fair dealing or fair use rights;
    • the author's moral rights; and
    • rights other persons may have either in the work itself or in how the work is used, such as publicity or privacy rights.
  • Notice—For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do that is with a link to Creative Commons

No Warranty

This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.