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echo ║ ASP Ombudsman Statement ║
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echo HyTech Inc is an approved vendor and associate member of the Association
echo of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
echo shareware principle works for you.
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echo If you are unable to resolve shareware-related problem with an ASP
echo member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
echo ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP
echo member, but does not provide technical support for member's products.
echo Please write to to the ASP Ombudsman at: ASP Ombudsman 545 Grover Road
echo Muskegon, MI 49442
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echo\ or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
echo\ 70007,3536.
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echo What is Shareware?:
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echo ║ Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software ║
echo ║ before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue ║
echo ║ using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs ║
echo ║ differ on details -- some request registration while others ║
echo ║ require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With ║
echo ║ registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue ║
echo ║ using the software to an updated program with printed manual. ║
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echo ║ Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, ║
echo ║ and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific ║
echo ║ exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished ║
echo ║ programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are ║
echo ║ of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs ║
echo ║ and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of ║
echo ║ distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy ║
echo ║ and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a ║
echo ║ specific group. For example, some authors require written ║
echo ║ permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their ║
echo ║ Shareware. ║
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echo ║ Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You ║
echo ║ should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, ║
echo ║ whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes ║
echo ║ fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. ║
echo ║ And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware ║
echo ║ has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the ║
echo ║ product, you don't pay for it. ║
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