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- DISCLAIMER ... and invitation
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- This ARChive (ie, the one in which this DISCLAIM.TXT is found) was copied from
- the Library of <D>ownloadable software available via Frolic & Detour BBS for
- Lawyers, a service operated by Electronic Law Publishing Co. (hereinafter
- "ELP").
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- The Frolic & Detour Library contains over 800 "titles" (and this ARChive is but
- one of them!) which have been selected and collected for their potential use in
- law offices. New "titles" are added daily; older (less popular) files are
- periodically purged. In short, the collection is in a constant state of flux.
- You are invited to call this BBS at 1-919-893-5206 (300-9600bps, 1 stop bit and
- no parity) and get the complete "card catalog" of available files by
- <D>ownloading ALLFILES.ARC (or the ASCII-text version thereof, ALLFILES.ARC).
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- These files are distributed to (1) all PAYING users of the Frolic & Detour BBS
- Library and (2) anyone else who requests them and pays the appropriate charges
- we assess for making the copies. However, all users of the files within this
- ARChive must understand that this Frolic & Detour service is a LIBRARY, not a
- software supermarket. And ELP is the LIBRARIAN, not the vendor of these
- offerings.
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- Just as your local librarian assembles a library from millions of books, we
- have several thousand possible "titles" to pick from. Your local librarian
- selects the library's collection based on a personal value judgment of the
- wants and needs of the library's patrons - and we do the same. Your local
- librarian does not endorse the contents or ideas of every book; in fact, the
- librarian hasn't read most of the books selected (for openers, there isn't
- enough time to do that!). By the same token, we don't represent that any of
- these programs will suit you; some may have "bugs", others may solve problems
- you do not have, and others still may solve your problems in a manner you do
- not like. Some may even interfere with (or overwrite) existing files on your
- computer (so BE CAREFUL!). All this is up to you to discover - just as you
- would discover the true utility of a book after you checked it out of your
- local library. So if you insist on some sort of guarantee that a program will
- do what you want or functions as its name ("title") implies, go elsewhere (ie,
- get a consultant, buy a program through the regular commercial distribution
- channels, etc. - but don't "shop" here!). Like your local librarian, we offer
- NO GUARANTEES, only opportunities.
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- We are committed to keeping the "public domain" and "shareware" concept of
- software distribution alive. But we are also committed to preserving the
- copyright interests of those program writers who do NOT want their programs
- distributed this way. We get our programs from a variety of sources - and we
- are as certain as we reasonably can be that the authors of the works within our
- library have either (1) placed their work in the public domain or (2) sincerely
- and knowingly want their efforts distributed via libraries such as ours. We
- want to run a "clean" library having NO "pirated" (ie, "stolen") software. As
- authors of software ourselves, we want to protect those who have labored to
- produce the stuff which makes our computers something more than fancy
- paperweights.
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- DISCLAIMER ... and invitation (cont.)
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- To help us keep the library both a valuable and a legitimate service, we
- REQUIRE that each user notify us if he or she finds ANYTHING in our library
- which appears not to be either "public domain" or "shareware" (or which appears
- to be of "hacked", "pirated", "Trojan", "viral" or other questionable origin).
- We will return all such software to whomever appears to be its rightful owner
- (together with a statement of where we got it originally). We will also take
- any other action (such as notifying the FBI) as may be appropriate.
-
- Finally, like any librarian, we're interested in hearing from you. Did you
- like a program you got here? Did it work as expected? Did it have any bugs?
- And how was the "documentation" (ie, the instructions) that came with it? Do
- we NOT have something you'd like (maybe we can find it)? A "product review"
- from you would be invaluable to future library users (it doesn't have to be
- elaborate - start by answering the question, "Does it work?").
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- PUBLISH or PERISH anyone? If you'd like some of your efforts (including word
- processing forms) memorialized here, just send us the offering. If one lawyer
- finds a program or form useful, others will, too. And that's the standard for
- admitting anything into our library. So, if you want your works distributed,
- please let us know. We'll be glad to oblige!
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- Richard T. (Rick) Rodgers, Pres. and SYSOP
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- Disks-by-Mail Program Electronic Law Publishing Company Post Office Box 1119
- Buies Creek, NC 27506-1119. Frolic & Detour BBS for Lawyers) 1-919-893-5206 -
- 300-9600bps, 8 bit word length, 1 stop bit, no parity - 24hrs.
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