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LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
All versions of EasyCASE, from version 1.1 on, are NOT Public Domain
software nor are they Free software. Currently, EasyCASE is a
SHAREWARE program and requires the user to register the program if he
or she intends to use it except for the purpose of limited evaluation
described below. Registration grants the user a licence to use
EasyCASE on a single computer at any one time.
Non-registered users are granted a limited licence to use EasyCASE
on a trial basis for the purpose of evaluation and determining if
EasyCASE is suitable for their needs. Use of EasyCASE, except for this
limited purpose, requires the user to register the product.
All users of the SHAREWARE version of EasyCASE are granted limited
licence to copy the product only for the trial use by others, subject
to the above limitations, provided that EasyCASE is copied in its full
and unmodified form. That is, the copy must include all files
necessary to permit full operation of the program, this licence
agreement, registration form and full documentation. No fee, charge,
licence, warranty, registration obligation or other compensation of
any kind may be accepted by the donor or recipient in exchange for a
copy of EasyCASE.
Operators of Electronic Bulletin Board Systems (BBS Sysops) may
permit the SHAREWARE version of EasyCASE to be downloaded by any user,
and any user may be permitted to upload a copy of EasyCASE to a BBS,
with the Sysop's permission, provided the above conditions are met.
Use of non-registered copies of EasyCASE by any person in connection
with a business, corporation, educational establishment or government
agency is forbidden. Such users must register the product and/or
purchase a site licence agreement.
Registration of EasyCASE licences you to use the product on a
regular basis and entitles you to receive notification of bug-fixes,
enhancements, extensions, upgrades etc. and product technical support
relating to the use and application of EasyCASE.
Registration covers the use of the product, by the registered user
only, and provides you with the latest version of EasyCASE on disk and
a complete, more comprehensive printed and bound copy of the user
manual.
As a registered user, you will be notified of future EasyCASE
upgrades and revisions and offered the opportunity to acquire them at
a preferred rate and also, for a limited time, you will be provided
with minor upgrades, bug-fixes etc. free of charge. You will also be
able to upgrade to EasyCASE Plus.
Shareware is copyrighted by its author and cannot be distributed
without the author's permission. The author retains all rights (unlike
Public Domain software) to a shareware program and can make changes to
it, or withdraw it from public use as he or she wishes. The
distribution of shareware is encouraged by the author so that others
may evaluate it and determine if it meets their needs, use of which
beyond a reasonable evaluation period requires the user to register
his or her copy of the program.
The Shareware concept, known also as user supported software, is
beneficial to both the developer and the user. The user benefits from
this 'try before you buy' approach because it enables him or her to
obtain the program at a minimal investment, typically only the connect
and line charges for telephone connection to a bulletin board or
CompuServe, GEnie etc. or the price of the disks and shipping (usually
$5 - $10) from shareware vendors such as Public Brand Software or PC-
Sig, and then spend some time determining if the program meets his or
her needs in terms of functions, user interface, performance, hardware
investment, speed, features etc.
If after a trial period, typically one month, the user wishes to
continue using the program, he or she must then register it and so be
entitled to the latest version, full documentation, upgrades,
technical support etc. However, if after the trial period, the user
does not find the program suitable, he or she should cease using the
program and/or pass it on for other potential users to evaluate.
The shareware approach is additionally beneficial to both the user
and developer because, as the software is user supported, the user may
suggest or request certain enhancements, additions etc. for
consideration by the developer who is usually only too willing to
cater to the needs of users and usually at only minimal cost. How many
times have you been unable to afford or spent a large amount of money
on a commercially available program only to find that it does not
really meet your needs, was vastly over-priced or you later find that
you have to spend even more money for additional features, upgrades
etc. and that program ends up as 'shelfware'?. The shareware approach
is intended to try to address these problems and provide the user with
high quality, affordable software.
August 29th, 1989
Evergreen CASE Tools,
11025 164th. Avenue NE,
Redmond, WA 98052.
Telephone : 206-881-5149
MEMBER ASP - Association of Shareware Professionals