═YSTIC ╩IM'S ╟┼╧╙ ╙HAREWARE EXISTS FOR TWO PURPOSES; TO MAKE GOOD PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ╟┼╧╙ USERS, AT LOW COST; AND TO COMPENSATE THE PROGRAMMERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR PROGRAMS FOR OUR DISKS, FOR THEIR EFFORTS. ╫E ALLOW OUR DISKS OR PROGRAMS TO BE COPIED BY USERS, OR MADE AVAILABLE TO USERS GROUPS, BECAUSE THAT SUPPORTS THE FIRST PURPOSE. ╚OWEVER, WE DO NOT WISH OUR PROGRAMS TO BE UPLOADED TO PUBLIC BULLETIN BOARDS BECAUSE THAT DEFEATS THE SECOND PURPOSE: IF OUR PROGRAMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM PUBLIC BOARDS WITH WHICH WE HAVE NO CONNECTION, THEN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THEM TO OUR GROUP WILL NOT BE MADE.
╫E DEPEND ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO COVER OUR EXPENSES, WITH THE REMAINDER GOING TO THE TALENTED PROGRAMMERS WHO WRITE THE PROPRIETARY PROGRAMS ON OUR DISKS. ╔F WE LET THESE PROGRAMS ENTER THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BY ALLOWING THEM TO BE DOWNLOADED FROM PUBLIC BULLETIN BOARDS, WE NO LONGER HAVE CONTROL OVER THEM, AND COULD NOT COLLECT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THEIR USE.
╙OME OF THE PROGRAMS ON OUR DISKS DO COME FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND WE HAVE RELEASED SOME OF OUR OWN PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN BY UPLOADING THEM TO ╤UANTUM-╠INK. ╫E HAVE NO RIGHT, NOR INTENTION, TO RETAIN CONTROL OVER THESE PROGRAMS, SO THEY MAY BE UPLOADED TO PUBLIC BULLETIN BOARDS. ╫E ONLY ASK THAT THE AUTHORS OF THE PROGRAMS BE CREDITED, AND THE PROGRAMS SHOULD NOT BE ALTERED.
╧UR PROPRIETARY PROGRAMS MAY BE COPIED, MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF USER GROUPS, GIVEN TO FRIENDS, OR DISTRIBUTED IN ANY OTHER WAY, EXCEPT THROUGH PUBLIC BULLETIN BOARDS. ╬O MATTER HOW THE PROGRAMS ARE DISTRIBUTED, OUR NAME, ADDRESS AND SHAREWARE STATEMENT MUST ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THEM.
┴NYONE WHO USES OUR PROGRAMS OR SERVICES IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER THE USER THINKS THE USE OF THE PROGRAMS IS WORTH. ╧UR ORGANIZATION IS BASED ON TRUST, AND IS SUCCESSFUL ONLY BECAUSE OUR USERS ARE THE MOST HONEST, GENEROUS AND TRUSTWORTHY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD: WE'RE HAPPY TO INCLUDE YOU IN THAT GROUP.
