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- Tom Jennings
- Fido Software
- Box 77731
- San Francisco CA 94107
- BBS: (415)-764-1629, 1:125/111, "Fido Software"
-
- This is the new (5 July 1989) software policy for the
- Fido/FidoNet package. Please read it carefully.
-
- First:
-
- Hobbyists run BBSs for their own personal reasons. Their BBS is
- not associated with their employer or any business. How they run
- their BBS is none of my business, ie. private, public,
- subscription or chattel slavery.
-
- Commercial users are companies, corporations, proprietorships or
- any other business entities that run a BBS, either publicly or
- privately, associated with their business. "Non-profit" and "not
- for profit" organizations are included in this category.
-
- And here's the deal:
-
- HOBBYISTS AND INDIVIDUALS: Fido/FidoNet is shareware; the latest
- version of the software, minus documentation, can always be found
- on the Fido Software BBS. There is no downloadable documentation.
- (If you thought the version 11 docs were unwieldy ...) You must
- register the software for $50; in return you will receive the
- latest version on diskette plus printed and bound documentation.
- If you later desire updates via diskette instead of download,
- updates cost $25 plus the original Fido Software diskette.
-
- COMMERCIAL USERS: Fido/FidoNet is a usual licensable product; the
- license fee is $175, as it has been for two years. You will
- receive the latest software version, complete documentation, and
- support via the Fido Software BBS and voice telephone. (This has
- proved to be more than adequate for over two years.) Updates can
- be obtained by downloading, or via diskette for $25 plus the
- original Fido Software diskette or proof of purchase.
-
- BBS SYSTEM OPERATORS: Besides being a HOBBIEST as defined above,
- you may have the software available for download, as you would
- any other program. You may rearrange the archives, but please
- keep READ.MEs and POLICY files, along with the basic files as
- supplied by Fido Software, together as a unit to avoid confusion
- frustration for all of us.
-
- SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTORS: Shareware distributors, clubs, etc: Please
- order the complete package as a COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER; for small
- hobbiest clubs, as a HOBBIEST OR INDIVIDUAL. This will assure you
- the latest correct and complete version, and the manual will help
- your club members get things going easily. Such a deal. Look, I'm
- not getting rich off this (or even breaking even!) so let's
- scratch each others backs, OK?
-
-
- Special arrangements can always be made on a case by case basis.
- In all cases, bugs are fixed promptly, as they have been for five
- years. This is basically the policy that was in force through
- 1987. It worked pretty well, there were very few problems, and
- most of those were caused by my ambiguity.
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