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SUPER RETRISS PRO (c) Copyright 1993,94 Rogelio Bernal All Rights Reserved
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This section is only for PD/Shareware distributors
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SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS
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Anyone wishing to charge people a fee for giving them a
copy of Super Retriss Pro must have the written
authorization of the author, without which, the
distributor is guilty of copyright violation. To receive
such authorization, send a letter requesting it (format
described below), including name of the organization,
your name and address, along with a copy of your software
library's order form to:
Rogelio Bernal
75 St.Alphonsus St. #1903
Boston, MA 02120
USA
After May, 1995, the address will be:
Rogelio Bernal
Av. Alfonso X, Edf.Wellington, 2A
Murcia 30008, SPAIN
Allow 1-3 weeks for response from the Boston address, and
1-2 months from Spain. I will answer as soon as possible,
but in any case, the letter still has to travel once it
gets to any of those addresses, before I can read it.
Along with the requirements specified above, adjunct two
copies of the following document:
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TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION OF SUPER RETRISS PRO
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1) The fee charged may not exceed a reasonable amount, to
cover costs for postage, diskette and other small charges. A
net profit of 25% or more from sales of this software is NOT
considered reasonable.
2) The distributor's catalog or listing must CLEARLY state
that this program is FREE and the user is only paying for
the service provided of sending it to them, and NOT for the
software itself.
3) The author is not responsible of answering to problems
or complaints. This software is free, and the author do not
compromise to provide technical support of any kind for
resolution. This does not mean that the author will NOT
provide such support, but that support is not granted.
4) The distributor is free to make as many copies of the
software as he or she wants, for as long as they estimate
the software is worth having, except as explained in clause
5 of this contract.
5) The author reserves the rights to ask the distributor
to stop including the game in the distributor's library and
catalog, if the author considers any of the clauses in this
contract is not being respected by the distributor.
6) The distributor understands that the author owns the
copyright of the software and that all rights are reserved.
In return for the right to charge a fee for the distribution
of the program Super Retriss Pro, I agree to comply with all
the terms of distribution and I am paying a fee of $40 US,
as the author requests.
Your Signature/Date Author signature
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Sign both copies and include $40 to cover the cost of
processing the application and as a small symbolic
amount, enough to invite me a pizza and not much more.
You will be mailed back one of the copies of the
contract, as confirmation that the application has been
processed and the agreement made.
If you find this procedure rather annoying, I apologize
but only those applications that adhere to the format
specified here will be considered lawful. If you don't
agree with these terms, DO NOT include Super Retriss Pro
in your catalog.
WHY DO SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS HAVE TO PAY, IF THIS IS FREEWARE?
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For me, the true freeware is meant to the users, who do
not have to pay for the software. I release thousands of
hours of my work for free TO THE USERS, so they can enjoy
this game, without having to pay a penny for it.
I understand that Shareware distributors do a great job
spreading Shareware, and believe that Shareware authors
should not charge (nor pay) to these fair companies (I
exclude those companies who try to sell cheap software).
Both (authors and distributors) benefit from what the
other does, and everyone is happy. However, freeware is
free. Some distributors can (and in fact, do) price the
freeware and earn good money from it. I think it is more
than fair to ask Shareware distributors a small
ridiculous (and rather symbolic) fee, if they are going
to make something out of those hundreds of hours I spent
developing the game.
If you, Shareware distributor, care about your customers,
you should consider including this fine program in your
catalog, as your customers will also benefit from the joy
of knowing there is still good quality FREE software out
there, and that it is available to them.
If, on the other hand, you decide not to include it
because you refuse to pay such a ridiculous fee, I really
don't lose anything, but your customers will.
_Rogelio Bernal_____________________________________________________________
bernal@wit.edu