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- THE FINAL FRONTIER - DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
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- Unlike most other disk-mags, THE FINAL FRONTIER is NOT Public Domain.
- However, the disk are freely distributable, as long as the following
- conditions are observed.
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- 1. This mag must be distributed in it's entirety - no files, software, art
- or music must appear on compilations or magazine cover-disks without
- prior WRITTEN permission.
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- 2. All the disks for each issue must be distributed together, i.e. Issue 1
- must be spread as a two-disk set and NOT as single disks.
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- 3. The mag must not be distributed in any form, altered or otherwise, other
- than those released by THE FINAL FRONTIER. Consider ALL other versions as
- PIRATE copies and they should be avoided at all costs. Distribution on
- Bulletin Boards is permitted as long as ALL the files/disk structure
- remains intact.
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- 4. The magazine must NOT be converted to any other computer or released as a
- paper zine without WRITTEN permission. If you do so without our
- permission, you are breaking the law.
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- 5. PD Libraries:
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- If you run a PD Library and you want to include THE FINAL FRONTIER in
- your range then you MUST buy a copy of the magazine direct from us. It
- isn't really a lot to ask as it will only cost you £4 for this 3-disk
- issue and you WILL be making a profit on it's sales. You can still obtain
- the magazine from other libraries or any of your swappers, but you must
- NOT sell it without buying your own copy. We are not trying to be
- difficult, it's just that this issue took over 6 months of VERY hard work
- to create and we don't like seeing anyone cashing in on this.
-
- Any P.D. library may buy and stock the disk as long as the disk is not
- altered or the files are split on to separate disks and that no more than
- £2 per disk (or the equivalent in other currencies or if the mag is being
- sold as part of a set of disks) be charged. If you normally charge more
- than £2 per disk and would like to distribute this, please contact us
- first. We may want to operate a Licenceware-type scheme similar to the
- one used by the CRUSADERS.
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- Also we ask that you send us a copy of your catalogue/catalogue disk so
- we can see how you are describing this mag - it's just out of curiosity,
- really! I mean, you will be making money out of us so the least you can
- do is let us know what you're saying about us!
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- Any shops that sell PD may distribute this disk as long as it is not sold
- for more than £1.50 per disk. I have seen shops charging as much as £2.50
- a disk for PD and this is not acceptable. It doesn't take more than a
- minute or so to copy a disk onto an unbranded disk that probably cost the
- shop about 40p. Again, as with PD libraries, you must first obtain a copy
- of this magazine directly from us.
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- All these guidelines also apply to Issue 1 and ALL future issues of THE
- FINAL FRONTIER.
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- 6. ALL the files on this magazine are copyright of THE FINAL FRONTIER. If
- you wish to use any of the art, music or articles etc. on any of your own
- disks or in any traditional paper fanzines, you must first obtain WRITTEN
- permission from us. Please note that we ARE interested in allowing paper
- zines to reprint some material, possibly in the form of an article
- exchange system where you get some of our articles and we get some of
- yours!
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- 7. The disk may NOT be distributed by the following PD libraries:-
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- 3RD BASE PD - We have heard that your collection was established through
- theft and fraud.
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- AKORE PUBLIC DOMAIN/SHAREWARE - Your prices are too high, and you still
- expect your customers to pay EXTRA for
- postage!
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- PUBLIC DOMINATOR - You simply charge FAR too much for "free" software.
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- SENLAC - Why do you have to charge £3 a disk for all the latest releases,
- while charging a fraction of that for the others? You're not
- going to get extra profit like that out of us!
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- PD SOFT - Issue 1 stated quite clearly that it must not be sold for more
- than £2 a disk, but you still decided to ignore our
- restrictions and you sold the magazine for £2.50 a disk. You
- are, therefore, BANNED from selling all issues of THE FINAL
- FRONTIER, past, present and future.
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- If you run any of the above and you would like to distribute this disk,
- contact me at the address below and maybe we can come to some
- arrangement.
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- As I said, this disk is Freeware, but we would welcome any donations that you
- want to make. Any cheques etc. should be made payable to "Simon Plumbe" and
- ALL money received will go back into the production of the mag. Although it
- is freely distributable, our costs are high with sending out free issues (a
- four disk issue will cost us over £2 to send out, and that is for each
- contributor, and that is only for contributors within the U.K!!), providing
- competition prizes, etc. It all costs money! Thanks.
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- If you have any queries about the above, then write to:-
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- THE FINAL FRONTIER
- c/o Simon Plumbe
- 14 Rousdon Grove
- Great Barr
- Birmingham
- B43 5HN
- ENGLAND
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- NOTE:
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- We reserve the right to prevent any individual PD libraries from distributing
- this disk at any time - see list above (item 7).
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