The price of Bolo is $25 in US Dollars, or £15 in British Pounds, whichever is easiest for you to send. You have the opportunity to actually play the game before you decide whether it is worth the price I ask. Bolo has no copy protection, no expiry date, no network serial number registration, and no disabled features which you cannot use until you pay. My attitude is that some people are honest, and some people are not. The dishonest ones will never pay anyway, so all the software protection just inconveniences the honest people.
If you want to show Bolo to a group of 10 friends who have not seen it, they are not required to buy their own copies before they can play, as they would if Bolo were like most commercial software. However, if YOU are a regular Bolo player, and you wish to see Bolo continue to be improved, then please pay your shareware fee. Knowing someone else who has paid does not count as "having paid your shareware fee." Please send $25 to "Stuart Cheshire, P.O. Box 8323, Stanford, CA 94309, USA" or send £15 to "Stuart Cheshire, 290 Clarence Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4LT, England"
If you can't afford $25 or feel like you don't play often enough to justify that price, then obviously I'd rather you sent me something than nothing at all. If you cannot send a cheque, and getting an international money order is too expensive, then cash is OK (notes of course, coins tend to rip the envelope and fall out). If you cannot get dollars or pounds, then cash in your local currency is OK. Who knows, I may come there on holiday some day. I'm collecting a little pile of notes in my desk drawer. So far I have Hong Kong Dollars, Australian Dollars, New Zealand Dollars, Singapore Dollars, Indian Rupees, Pesos from Chile and a Scottish One Pound Note. If you can't afford anything at all then obviously I'd rather you played Bolo than not, so send me a post card instead. Ultimately, it's down to your own concience to decide.
If you are a school teacher who wants to register for a Bolo 'site license', please be considerate to my time. I don't have a marketing department to negotiate prices and conditions based on the number of computers you have, how old the students are, etc. This is shareware. YOU decide what a fair price is. A lot of school teachers have collected $5 each from the students who want to play, which I approve of -- too many children grow up thinking that the only way to get software is to steal it because it is so expensive that they could never afford to buy it legally. I'm glad to be able to offer them a game they enjoy at a price they can afford.
If you want an acknowledgement when I receive your payment, please enclose an addressed post card, an addressed envelope, or your e-mail address.
Note: Some services now offer to 'collect' your shareware fee for you. Though most are probably honest, you have no way of knowing whether your payment ever reaches me, and I have no way of knowing that you ever paid. Please send payment directly by post.
Bolo may be distributed freely by electronic means, such as anonymous ftp services. Bolo may not be distributed on any form of physical media for which money is charged or a "membership fee" is required, or bundled with a commercial product, without the express written permission of the author. When you write to ask for permission, please state the price of the disk (or other media), and if there is any membership (or similar) requirement to qualify for that price, the cost of that also. In the case of bundling with a commercial product, please provide all relevant information, including details of your company, the product, and its pricing.
This INCLUDES MacUser UK, who are currently distributing Bolo without my permission. They have ignored my attempts to contact them, and are charging £8 (nearly $15) which is clearly way beyond 'reasonable media costs' for a single 800K floppy disk.
BMUG (Berkeley Macintosh Users Group), AMUG (Arizona Macintosh Users Group), Macworks Club and others are distributing Bolo with my permission.
Bolo may not be used for any commercial purpose whatsoever without the express written permission of the author.
These terms and conditions apply to this and to all previously released versions of Bolo.
Legal Stuff
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Although copyrighted, the Bolo software may be freely distributed by electronic means, provided that it is not modified in any way and that it is accompanied by all of the original documentation unaltered. However, ownership of and interest in this software, together with all associated codes, techniques, software tools, formats, designs, concepts, methods, ideas, and documentation shall remain with the author. Use and distribution of this software is governed by the following terms in an effort to reasonably ensure that this software will remain freely available and that no one other than the author will derive a commercial benefit from this software.
You may:
1. Use this software on as many computers as you want for one month in order to evaluate it.
2. Make as many backup copies of this software as you want.
3. Pay the author the Shareware fee ($25 or £15) and continue to use this software after the one month trial period expires.
4. Freely distribute this software via wire or electronic communications (BBS's and online information systems) for the sole purpose of use by their customers.
5. Terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all copies of this software and derivatives of this software and cease distributing the same.
You may not:
1. Create any derivative works from this software.
2. Charge money for this software other than reasonable charges for downloading time or shipping expenses.
3. Charge money for use of Bolo, such as in a commercial "Bolo arcade". (If you have commercial plans along these lines, please contact me.)
Disclaimer of warranty:
In using this software, you understand and agree that this software is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. The entire risk as to the results and performance of using this software lies entirely with you, the user. The author does not make any warranties, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to this software.
In no event shall the author be liable for any consequential, incidental, or special damages whatsoever (including without limitation damages for loss of critical data, loss of profits, interruption of business, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use this software.
Although the author would appreciate any feedback and bug reports, the author shall not be responsible for correcting any problems which you discover or otherwise help you maintain and use this software. Furthermore, the author may at any time replace, modify, alter, improve, enhance or change this software.
Complete agreement:
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes any prior agreements between you and the author concerning this software. This agreement cannot be amended, modified, or waived except in writing.
General:
If any provision of this agreement shall be found to be unenforceable, it shall be deemed severed from the remainder of this agreement.
This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Any arbitration or litigation relating to this agreement shall take place in the State of California. The parties further submit to waive any objections to personal jurisdiction of and venue in any of the following forums: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, California Superior Court for Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Municipal Court or any other forum in Santa Cruz County, for any litigation arising out of this agreement.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
This Software is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 48 CFR 252.227-7013, or in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. The contractor/manufacturer is Stuart Cheshire, P.O. Box 8323, Stanford, CA 94309.
