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- Here are the policy guidelines for contributing stuff to the Amoner PD
- project magazine.
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- 1) What can be contributed?
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- Well, we want everything you can give us concerning AMOS,
- from software to gossip. However there are a few rules here:
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- a) Software: We will publish software only under Public-Domain,
- ShareWare and TestWare ideas. What are those? Well...:
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- Public Domain software is programs which the author gives
- permission to distribute and copy anywhere without requesting any
- previous permission and without charging money.
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- ShareWare is programs which may be copied freely, but, if you start
- making a regular use of the program, you are required to pay the author.
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- TestWare is programs which are pre-releases of a bigger program. They
- come as an example of the program's abilities but contain only a
- portion of the complete version. In order to get the complete version
- you have to pay the author. The TestWare program can be copied without
- charge.
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- We will not publish any commercial program.
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- b) Articles: Make sure the articles are yours :). Keep the language
- clean and your article clear. They will be checked for grammar and
- improper spelling, but we are not professional editors, so do not
- expect miracles or take us for granted! 8)
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- c) Technical Notes: We will be more than happy if you can supply your
- programs with technical notes which explain what the program does and
- how it works. Also, we prefer source and not complied programs simply
- because this magazine is meant to help AMOS users write better code and
- enjoy the complete program.
-
- Well, that's it :). We might add some stuff in the future.
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- 2) Rejecting programs: We will try to publish everyone, from novices to
- experts, to make the Amoner a magazine that fills the need for a large
- society of AMOS users. Of course, we will have to reject some of the
- material if it's vulgar, bug-ridden, or we get swamped with programs
- (I pray for that day!) :)
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- Anyway, don't be ashamed to send anything. As stated in the AMOS
- manual: "Don't worry if your programing is a little rough. If your
- ideas are good enough, you could have a real future as a professional
- games writer..."
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- 3) Sending files to both Amoner and the Official AMOS PD Lib in the
- United Kingdom: Ah, now this is a touchy subject. Usually, Public
- Domain software is Public Domain and can be distributed everywhere.
- However, we feel it might be redundant and maybe an insult to the
- Official PD Lib if we publish stuff already found on their disks.
- Therefore, until we receive some response over this question from
- Mandarin Software, you are requested not to send us files which can
- already be found on the AMOS Official PD Lib. On the other hand, feel
- free to send Mandarin software stuff which was already published here.
- However, we would appreciate it if you added a note saying
- that your program has already been distributed on an Amoner PD disk.
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- Oh, we almost forgot. All Amoner Magazines will be sent to Mandarin
- Software. So, you can be sure that everything you publish here will be
- looked upon by Mandarin. Well, at least we hope...
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- 4) Copyright: Well, again from the AMOS manual: "It is very important
- that you acknowledge AMOS in your programs using a phrase such as
- "Written By John Smith using AMOS," and, where possible, include the
- "AMOS sprite"
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- We think that's more than fair. Mandarin gave us a great programming
- language, so this is the least we can do to repay it.
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- So, here we go and you should do the same in your programs:
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- Amoner is a Public Domain Magazine about and written with AMOS,
- the greatest language in the world (IOHO) from Mandarin software.
- Before we get carried away, here is something completely different:
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- 5) Ok, Ok, I got it all. Who do I send my Program/Article to?
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- Ah, now that is a good question! Well, it is very likely that you
- have bitnet/e-mail connection. So, if your program does not contain
- memory banks, send it via e-mail to one of the three addresses given
- below. If it does contain few files or memory banks, lharc and uuencode
- the program before sending it to us via e-mail. If you don't have
- any of those (lharc, uuencode) contact us by e-mail and we will explain
- to you what you have to do.
- We have the solution for everything :) Ok, here we go:
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- In USA: Michael Cox
- E-mail: aj639@Cleveland.freenet.edu
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- In Australia: Paul Stephen Holt
- E-mail: s851867@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
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- In Europe & Israel: Gal-on Broner
- E-mail: Broner@black.bgu.ac.il
- Bitnet: Broner@black
- Snail-mail: P.O.B 5418, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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