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September, 1989
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Frank Young
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Chairman, Department of Computer Science
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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young@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu
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ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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POLICY ON COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE USE
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The Department of Computer Science is very concerned about the proper
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care and use of computer equipment and computer software. The computers and
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software that are available in the departmentUs laboratory are vital to the
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educational program of the department. All students benefit from the proper
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care and use of this equipment. To ensure that there are no misunderstandings
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we are providing the following description of the departmentUs policies
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regarding its laboratory equipment.
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EQUIPMENT: Computer equipment is expensive and the money available for its
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replacement is severely limited. All persons using Department of Computer
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Science equipment are expected to take proper care of that equipment. Any
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malfunction should be reported to the department office immediately and a
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notice of the malfunction placed on the appropriate equipment. Do not
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attempt to repair or modify equipment. Please read instructions posted
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near machines and consult manuals as necessary. Please leave equipment
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and manuals in the same condition and location they were in originally.
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Theft of equipment will not be tolerated. We cannot allow people to
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borrow equipment, software, or manuals.
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SOFTWARE: Software purchased by the department may be used only on department
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machines. Unauthorized use of department software is software piracy,
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otherwise known as theft, and will be dealt with as such. Computer
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science students are expected to be especially diligent concerning software
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piracy because they know that quality software is valuable and that
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software developers should be appropriately rewarded. Software use
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that is not permitted by the software license will not be tolerated.
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DATA FILES: Files available for public use should not be deleted without
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authorization. Files which are not available for public use (e.g., because
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they are in an individualUs private account) are to be treated as
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private property. Attempts to delete or alter personal files will
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not be tolerated. This includes attempts to acquire passwords, the
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creation of Trojan Horses, etc. Unless you have been authorized to
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do so, do not leave your personal programs and documents on department
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computer hard disks. This is an inappropriate use of the resource
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and you run the very real risk of losing your work.
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PRANKS, JOKES, ETC.: Programs that erase directories, programs that perform
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strange and dangerous things, programs that are made available to the public
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with misleading names, programs that freeze terminals, and programs that
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lock up the machine for a specified period of time are unacceptable.
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It should not require too much analysis to figure out what kinds of
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programs fall into this category. It should be obvious that the members
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of the department fail to find anything humorous in such programs. We
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suggest that before you become too enthralled with the supposed humor
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of your latest fun idea you first think about the reaction you would
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have as the victim.
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HOUSEKEEPING AND SECURITY: It should not be necessary to mention everyones
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obligation to return manuals to their proper location, to keep the work
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environment neat, to keep food and drink away from expensive equipment, and to
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respect the rights and needs of others who work in the department area.
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Students must have written authorization to use the departmentUs facility after
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normal working hours. The departmentUs laboratory is provided so that computer
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science students can do necessary course and project work. Please clean up and
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lock up when you leave.
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SMOKING: Tobacco smoke has great potential for damaging computers and computer
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users. The residual smell of burned tobacco is not the most pleasant perfume
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known to humanity. The Department of Computer Science is a smoke-free work
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environment. Please do not light any fires in the departmentUs facilities.
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OTHER COMPUTERS: The department cannot dictate policies regarding use of other
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computer equipment. However, you should be aware of the policies that are in
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effect whenever you use any computer equipment that is not your own. If there
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are no written policies we encourage you to use our policies as a guide.
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Computer technology is changing very rapidly and our ethical and legal
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standards have lagged behind. It is the responsibility of all computer
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professionals to demonstrate by their actions that free and open use of
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computing resources is not only desirable but possible.
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