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This section explains how to use the manual from a technical perspective.
This section explains how to use the manual from a technical perspective.


The present manual is an Open Educational Resource / Open CourseWare. This means that the materials are licensed under a Creative Commons license, allowing you to reuse the materials provided that you:
= Open Educational Resource and Creative Commons =
* Acknowledge
 
The present materials are an Open Educational Resource or Open CourseWare if you like. This means that the materials are licensed under a Creative Commons license, allowing you to reuse the materials provided that you:
* Acknowledge RECOUP as the source of the materials
* Do not make commercial use
* Do not make commercial use
* Share the resulting materials under the same license.
* Share any materials derived from the present under the same license.
In other words, we have chosen a license that make the material accessible for reuse from a legal perspective.  
(Further details can be found on [[RECOUP:Copyrights]].) In other words, we have chosen a license that make the material accessible for reuse from a legal perspective.  
 
= Reading and downloading =


However, we have also taken great care to make sure that the materials can be used easily from a technical perspective. For reading, the materials are presented in a number of different ways.  
However, we have also taken great care to make sure that the materials can be used easily from a technical perspective. For reading, the materials are presented in a number of different ways.  
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* When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit links for pages or various sections.
* When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit links for pages or various sections.
* You can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service.
* You can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service.
= Making a local copy =


'''Keeping local copies.''' If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network. Please see [[this link]] for further information.
'''Keeping local copies.''' If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network. Please see [[this link]] for further information.