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- C O E L I
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- STELLA 2000
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- G E N E R A L L I C E N S E
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- Contents:
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- Limited License for Evaluation Purposes
- License Terms for Registered Copies of Stella 2000
- Limited Distribution License
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- This file contains important license information regarding the use of
- Coeli - Stella 2000(tm) and related Coeli software products.
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- For site licensing, please contact Coeli Inc directly -
- all such requests will be dealt with on an individual basis.
-
- User Groups, Computer Clubs, Disk Vendors and Distributors,
- Subscription Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, etc., should
- refer to the VENDOR.TXT file for complete information relating to
- them.
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- BBS sysops and ftp/http download site maintainers & webmasters should
- refer to the SYSOP.TXT file for complete information relating to them.
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- ~Limited License for Evaluation Purposes.
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- Coeli Inc hereby grants you a limited license to use this
- software for evaluation purposes either
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- a) for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or
- b) up to a usage limit of 100 program sessions,
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- whichever comes sooner.
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- If you intend using this software (and/or its documentation)
- after the thirty day evaluation period or beyond the usage limit of
- 100 program sessions, you are under a legal obligation to purchase the
- software from Coeli Inc.
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- Using this software beyond the thirty day evaluation period,
- or beyond the stipulated usage limit, without registration (purchase)
- of the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license.
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-
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- ~License Terms for Registered Copies of Stella 2000
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- The registered version (unless otherwise stated) is intended solely for
- installation on a single computer system by one registered individual.
- Distribution of the registered version of Stella 2000 is strictly prohibited.
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- Registered users: please see your e-mailed License text for terms and conditions
- relating specifically to registered (licensed) copies of the product(s).
- A summary of these is given here to avoid fundamental misunderstandings.
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- Summary of License Terms for Registered Users:
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- This License entitles you to
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- (a) Free e-mail support for the lifetime of the licensed product;
- (b) Updates and upgrades at up to 70% discount, discount rate to be at our discretion
- and subject to change without notice;
- (c) Timely information bulletins relating to new releases and product updates;
- (d) Privileged offers and bonuses reserved exclusively for licensed users.
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- (c) and (d) subject to change.
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- This License does NOT entitle you to
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- (i) Unlimited free re-supply ('replacement') of copies of the purchased software
- in the event of loss, so *please* BACK UP your downloaded .zip archive now!
- (ii) Support in the event of program malfunction judged by us to be the result of
- individual system conflicts, clashes with third-party utilities etc.
- ('system related')
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-
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- ~Limited Distribution License:
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- As the copyright holder for Stella 2000(tm), Coeli Inc
- authorizes distribution by individuals only in accordance with
- the following restrictions.
-
- (User Groups, Computer Clubs, Disk Vendors and Distributors,
- Subscription Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, etc., should
- refer to the VENDOR.TXT file for complete information relating
- to them.)
-
- (BBS and ftp SYSOPs should refer to the SYSOP.TXT file for complete
- information relating to them.)
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- Individuals are hereby granted permission by Coeli Inc
- to copy the Stella 2000 software package AS ORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED for
- their own evaluation purposes or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY
- when the following conditions are met.
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- The Stella 2000 package is defined as containing all the
- material listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file. If any files
- listed in VENDINFO.DIZ, or VENDINFO.DIZ itself, are missing,
- then the package is not complete and distribution is prohibited.
- Please contact us to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution.
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- o The Stella 2000 package - including all related program
- files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any
- way and must be distributed as a complete package, without
- exception. The VENDINFO.DIZ file contains a list of
- all files that are part of the Coeli package.
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- o No price or other compensation may be charged for the
- Stella 2000 package. A distribution cost may be
- charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and
- handling, as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed
- US$8.00 in the U.S. and Canada, US$12.00
- for international distribution from the U.S., or
- 6 pounds sterling or its equivalent inside Europe.
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- o The Stella 2000 package CANNOT be sold as part of some
- other inclusive package, nor can it be included in any
- commercial software packaging offer, without prior
- permission from Coeli Inc.
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- o The PRINTED User's Guide may not be reproduced in whole or
- in part, using any means, without the written permission
- of Coeli Inc. In other words, the disk-based
- documentation may not be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy)
- form.
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- o The Stella 2000 package cannot be "rented" or "leased"
- to others.
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- o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify,
- decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or
- transfer the licensed software package except as provided
- in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in
- immediate and automatic termination of this license.
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- o Licensee hereby agrees not to post the Stella 2000 software
- package publicly in any ftp directory inappropriate to its
- category.
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- Eg. pc/astronomy is an appropriate directory; pc/demo is not.
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- Distributors are especially asked to avoid the following terms when
- describing the Stella 2000 software package:
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- free, freeware, free software, nag, nagware, public domain, demo,
- demonstration software, or any other term or phrase which admits of an
- interpretation not in keeping with the official product definition given.
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- Non-compliance with this request may invalidate previous license
- permissions granted by Coeli Inc to the Licensee.
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- Authorship of the Stella 2000 software package may not be attributed to
- any name but Coeli Inc. or Coeli Software Products.
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- PLEASE! Show your support for Shareware by registering (purchasing)
- programs you actually use. Both Coeli Inc and the
- very survival of shareware as a distribution channel are
- dependant upon your active co-operation and support. Thank you.
-
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- ~OFFICIAL PRODUCT DEFINITION:
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- Fully and continuously functioning evaluation software package distributed
- via shareware channels, hereafter to be designated as Shareware, Shareware
- package, or Stella 2000 software package.
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- For definitions and explanations pertaining to matters of copyright and
- shareware distribution, we would direct you to the files Shr-ware.txt and
- ShareW.txt included as part of the Stella 2000 software package.
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- The Stella 2000(tm) software package is Copyright (c) 1995-2000, Coeli Inc.
- All rights reserved. Stella 2000 is NOT a freeware or public domain program.
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- This software and accompanying documentation are protected by
- United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty
- provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright
- law or the terms of this limited license will be prosecuted to
- the best of our ability. The conditions under which you may copy
- this software and documentation are clearly outlined above under
- "Limited Distribution License".
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- All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Coeli Inc.
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- BLANKET DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
- PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH THE END USER. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE
- PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE USER ASSUMES THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
- REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR
- ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO THE USER
- FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTAL
- DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE
- (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF DATA, DATA BEING RENDERED
- INACCURATE, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION,
- BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS, LOSS SUSTAINED BY THE USER OR THIRD PARTIES, OR A
- FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE) EVEN IF THE
- AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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- Coeli Inc WILL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ISSUE MONETARY REFUND
- OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY OF ITS REGISTERED SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
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- CONCERNING VENDINFO FILES INCLUDED WITH THE COELI PACKAGE
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- The attached VENDINFO data record is hereby incorporated by reference.
- Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed
- in that data record is hereby authorized.
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- If the Licensee satisfies Coeli Inc's conditions for
- distributing the Coeli package, Coeli Inc authorizes the
- Licensee's use of its unaltered product-descriptive texts without further
- permission.
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- All licenses to distribute the Stella 2000 package are solely between the producer
- (Coeli Inc) and distributor (Licensee), and do not involve
- VENDINFO or Rams' Island Software.
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