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JP Software
Shareware (Trial) Version Distribution Policies
4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command/16,
Take Command/32, Take Command for OS/2
July 24, 1997
Copyright 1988 - 1997, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published
by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA.
This file provides information for user groups, online system
adminstrators, and shareware vendors on the distribution of shareware
(trial) versions of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command/16, Take Command/32,
and Take Command for OS/2.
We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our products, as
online services, user groups, and vendors are a key part of the
shareware distribution system.
To distribute our trial version files online, or provide links to them,
you must clearly mark them as trial or shareware versions, and properly
identify us as the author. The products may NEVER be described in any
way as as "free" software, or otherwise described as anything but trial
versions requiring payment to the author for continued use.
Online services may not distribute registered or purchased versions of
JP Software products for a fee without a written distribution agreement
with us.
Before placing any JP Software product, or any part of any JP Software
program package, in any user group, shareware, or other disk or CD
library, or distributing shareware copies for a fee in any way, you must
meet these conditions:
* If you are a U.S.-based shareware vendor, you must be an approved
member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), and
your application must be fully approved in writing by the ASP, not
simply submitted or awaiting review. If you are not an ASP member,
we cannot currently offer you permission to distribute our
products. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you,
but we have found that the administrative overhead required to
handle non-ASP vendors from within the U.S. is simply too high.
* If you are a U.S.-based, non-profit, tax-exempt user group, you may
place shareware copies of our programs in your library without
prior written permission, provided you obtain your copy from one of
our upload locations (see below), and check regualrly to keep it up
to date.
* If you are a vendor based outside the U.S., you must either be an
ASP member, or you must obtain prior written permission from us
before distributing our products.
* If you distribute our products, you MUST obtain your copy directly
from one of our official upload locations: Our Compuserve forum,
our web site or ftp site (both access the same physical set of
files), or the Channel 1 BBS. Details on all locations are below.
* CD-ROM distribution is permitted but ONLY if you contact us for
permission prior to starting distribution of any JP Software
product via CD-ROM. You only need to contact us once for each
product, not separately for each edition of your CD-ROM. We
reserve the right to revoke permission for CD-ROM distribution at
any time, and for any reason. If we do so you must cease
distribution of our products on CD-ROM the next time your CD is
remastered after we notify you of the revocation.
* JP SOFTWARE DOES NOT PERMIT RETAIL RACK DISTRIBUTION OF OUR
PRODUCTS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Please do not contact us for
approval of rack distribution, as it will be denied. This applies
even if you have distributed our products via rack or CD- ROM in
the past.
Non-ASP vendors who wish to consider becoming ASP approved can obtain
information from:
Association of Shareware Professionals
545 Grover Road
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
You can contact JP Software at any of the addresses below. The fastest
methods are CompuServe, Internet, phone, or fax. Please mail any
materials to us at the P.O. Box address.
CompuServe JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO JPSOFT
or GO PCVENB); or CompuServe Mail to 75020,244 (sales /
customer service), or 75300,1215 (technical support)
Internet sales@jpsoft.com (sales / customer service), or
support@jpsoft.com (technical support)
WWW http://www.jpsoft.com/
FTP ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/jpsoft (product directories
are below this main directory)
BBS Channel 1 BBS, Cambridge, MA, 617-349-1300 for 28.8K,
617-354-3137 for 33.6 K. Join the "free files"
conference (J FREE or J 5 at the main menu) for JP
Software file downloads.
Voice *(617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
Fax *(617) 646-0904
* This area code changes to (781) effective
September 1, 1997
US Mail JP Software
P.O. Box 1470
E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA