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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a
Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual
programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some
specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right
to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright
holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware
authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs
are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The
main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right
to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For
example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may
copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software
that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The
Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate
money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of PM File Compare must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "PM File Compare is
supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The
author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from
the use of PM File Compare."
See LICENSE for more information.
PM File Compare is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for
evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered
or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide
personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program
useful and find that you are using PM File Compare and continue to use PM File
Compare after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of
$45.00 to American Coders, Ltd. The $45.00 registration fee will license one copy for
use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book.
An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be
freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of
it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be
read by two different persons at the same time.
Commercial Use
Commercial users of PM File Compare must register and pay for their copies of PM File
Compare within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License
arrangements may be made by contacting American Coders, Ltd.
Distribution Notice
Anyone distributing PM File Compare for any kind of remuneration must first contact
American Coders, Ltd. at our address. below for authorization. This authorization will be
automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its
guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering PM File
Compare immediately (However American Coders, Ltd. must still be advised so that the
distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of PM File Compare.).
Pass Along.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of PM File Compare along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.
All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the PM File Compare
system.