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DOCUMENT TYPE : X1 DISCLAIMER
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
TEXT TYPE : NON-FORMATTED ASCII
CHARACTER SET : LOWER 128 ASCII CHARACTERS
PROGRAM VERSION DESCRIBED : -
LAST UPDATE (YEAR MONTH DAY): 960623
LAST UPDATE NOTE : PRELIMINARY TEXT -- LATER CHANGES MAY OCCUR
TYPED BY : STIG VALENTINI
OTHER DOCUMENTS : X1 NEWS,
X1 USER MANUAL,
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==============
= OVERVIEW =
==============
1. Preface
2. Acknowledgements
3. Trademarks
4. Disclaimers
1. Preface
==========
This file contains the stuff, which you're encouraged to read before doing
anything else - but probably won't end up reading more than once. It has
little or none to do with the actual use of the program - but provides me
with the possibility to express my gratitude to people who has helped me
The disclaimer furthermore allows setting up legal safeguards to protect all
parties.
2. Acknowledgements:
====================
A personal thanks to the following people:
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Tycho Fruru (Belgium): tested the archiver intensively, suggested changes
and corrected the Dutch commandline messages. Thanks!
Sven Verdoolaege (Belgium): tested and did document proof reading.
Should be porting to Linux at some point... Meanwhile, he has provided
significantly help with bugfixes, enrolling documentation into postscript
- and made valuable suggestions about a GUI solution.
P. Lai: Thanks for bug-testing and encouragement. Turned spotlight on
compatibility with weird archives versions such as UNIX-LHA...
G.D.Flint: Testing of all methods - Investigating all methods with the same
energy - allowing location of errors in less efficient (boring) methods...
Thanks!
Jeff Gilchrist and Jonathan Burt
Who make archiver benchmark tests - providing increased competition between
the archivers - resulting in improved products for evrybody. Their lists
attempt to measure true archiver performance - enabling people to find one,
which best fits individual requirements (putting aside the often repeated
"I'm the the best" statements from various sides). And with an ever
increasing number of archivers, this is a significant help. Keep up the good
work guys!!
Porting
-------
Sven Verdoolaege (x1linux@breughel.ufsia.ac.be) should have a Linux port
finished sometime in july 1996. Actually it is already compiles/runs -
but without support of (Linux) attributes, which is the remaining problem.
Mailbox may not actually be _read_ for longer periods because Sven will be
tied up by exams in the near future.
Language translators:
---------------------
Tycho Fruru - corrected user interface messages to his language (Dutch)
Juan Lupion - contributed with spanish translations of most messages and
docs. Really neat work, don't you think so?!
Charlie Negyesi - contributed with Hungarian translations
Others (including some which I have never had contact with):
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Charles Scheffold and Thomas Pytel - authors of "PMODE/W" (copyrighted (c)
1995, all rights reserved...e-mail: daredevi@dorsai.dorsai.org and
y28si@cunyvm.cuny.edu). As this project is strictly non-commercial, then
their DOS extender was used (freely) in this DOS executable.
Peter Gutmann - allowing me to use some multi-lingual messages from the
HPACK language module (my Polish was rather poor..).
John G. Cleary * Ian H. Witten * Alistair Moffat * J. Ziv * Paul G. Howard *
P. Elias * D. E. Knuth * G. G. Langdon * D. A. Huffman * Peter M. Fenwick *
Marcelo J. Weinberger * R. G. Gallager * W. B. Pennebaker * R. F. Rice *
A. Lempel * J. S. Vitter * Jorma J. Rissanen * Ronald B. Arps * W. J. Teahan
...who provided so many interesting articles - with hints to things that just
HAD! to implemented :-)
Haruhiko Okumura * Haruyasu Yoshizaki * Harri Hirvola * Rahul Dhesi *
Robert and Susan Jung * Kai Uwe Rommel * Serg Babitchew * Dean W. Cooper *
Mark Adler * J. Rollason * Harald Feldmann * Nico De Vries * P.Sawatzki *
John Ross * Kazuhiko Miki * Ken Masuyama * Klaus Peter Nischke * J. Y. Lim *
Richard B. Wales * Jean-loup Gailly * Michael A. Kosior * Mike Davenport *
Andy McFadden * Jim Miller * Eugene Roshal * Milen Georgiev * Phil Katz *
Jonas I Hammarberg * Igor Mandrichenko * Alexander Shurna * Charles Bloom *
Sergio Leone * Sergio Corbucci * Ennio Morricone * Jerry Goldsmith
(did I forget somebody?) ...who provided valuable sources or inspired
(or something else).
3. Trademarks
=============
Trademarks of other companies mentioned anywhere appear for identification
purposes only and are the property of their respective companies.
4DOS is copyrighted by JP Software.
ARC is a trademark of System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
ARJ is a trademark of Robert K Jung and Susan Jung
(ARJ=(A)rchiver by (R)obert (J)ung)
Amiga is a trademark of Commodore Business Machines (now liquidated).
ArcMaster is a trademark of New-Ware
Archimedes is a trademark of Acorn Computers.
Borland C, Turbo C, Borland C++, Turbo C++,
are registered trademarks of Borland Inc.
CP/M, CP/M-80 and CP/M 2.2
are trademarks of (Intergalactic) Digital Research.
CompatiCard is a trademark of MicroSolutions, Inc.
GIF is a trademark of Compuserve Inc.
HA is a trademark of Harri Hirvola (HA=(H)irvola (A)rchiver)
Hamarsoft (R),Hap TM and Pah TM
are registered trademarks by Harald Feldmann
High-C is a trademark of <I don't know>
IBM, IBM PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, PC-DOS and OS/2
are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
Intel,Pentium are a trademark of Intel Corp.
MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Inc.
Macintosh,PowerMac are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.
Moterola is a trademark of Moterola Corp.
NDOS is a trademark of Symantec Corp. (under licence by 4DOS).
Netware and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.
RAR is a trademark of Eugene Roshal
PAK is a trademark of NoGate Consulting Inc.
PKWARE, the PKWARE logo, PKZIP, PKUNZIP, and PKSFX
are registered trademarks of PKWARE, Inc. (PK=(P)hil (K)atz)
Prime, Primos are trademarks of Prime Computer Corp.
QNX is a trademark of <I don't know>
Rolemaster is a trademark of Iron Crown Enterprises Inc.
Stacker is a trademark of Stacker Co.
StuffIt is a trademark of Raymond Lau and Aladdin Systems.
StupenDOS is a trademark of Eclipse Technologies, Inc.
Sun is a trademark of Sun Co.
UltraCompressor 2, Ultracrypt, UltraSafe
are trademarks of AIP-NL
ThinkC is a trademark of Symantec Corporation.
UNIX is both a trademark and a footnote of AT&T.
Watcom C is a trademark of Watcom International Corp
WEB is a trademark of WEB Technologies (Smyrna, GA)
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
4. Disclaimers
==============
*DISCLAIMER OF INTERESTS*
ONLY THE HELP FROM DEVOTED INVIDIDUALS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS PROGRAM. NO DISCOUNTS TO PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A
FEE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY ANY BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
THIS PROGRAM OWES NO OBLIGATIONS TO ENDORSE ANY PRODUCTS OR CONCEPTS IN ANY
RESPECT. SOME FRIENDLY PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED A VITAL PART IN THE CREATION OF THIS
PROGRAM AND RIGHTFULLY DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT ON INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
*DISCLAIMER OF OPINIONS*
ALL IDEAS AND OPINIONS, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OCCURRING IN TEXT FORM
OR MANIFESTED BY ACTION, WHETHER ACTUALLY PRESENT OR EXPRESSED BY THEIR
ABSENCE, SHOULD ONLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER. THEY REPRESENT
NO OFFICIAL ATTITUDE OR POLICY BY ANY BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL OR GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNIVERSITIES.
*DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY*
THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, FUNCTIONALITY OR DATA INTEGRITY.
*DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGE RESPONSABILITY*
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE ACTIONS OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH THE USER. SHOULD THE
PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST FOR ALL NECESSARY
SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL THE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT
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DUE TO ANY DEFECTS THEREIN, EVEN IF THE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THIRD PARTIES,
LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO
OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS OR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. THE USER
ALSO ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THAT THIS IS NOT A FAKED
RELEASE FROM A THIRD PARTY AND THAT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY FORM OF VIRUS.
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THE PROGRAM AND ITS DOCUMENTATION ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE ORIGINAL
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CONCERNING FUTURE CHANGES OF THE NAME AND CONTENTS OF THIS DISTRIBUTION
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===============================================================================
Stig Valentini, x1develop@internet.dk (until march 1997)