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What Is Shareware?
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before
buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you
are expected to register. Individual programs differ in detail -- some
request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum
trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right
to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as
stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like
commercial programmers, and the programs are of comparable quality. (in
both cases there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is
in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to
copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group. For example, some authors require written permission before a
commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits you needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because
you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low
also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of Aircraft Instrument Controls must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"Aircraft Instrument Controls is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the
warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author
assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result
from the use of Aircraft Instrument Controls."
Aircraft Instrument Controls is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends,
but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The
essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users
with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program
useful and find that you are using Aircraft Instrument Controls and continue
to use Aircraft Instrument Controls after a reasonable trial period, you must
make a registration payment of $25 to Global Majic Software, Inc. The $25
registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one
time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this
software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one
computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being
used at one location while it's being used by another. Just as a book cannot
be read by two different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of Aircraft Instrument Controls must register and pay for
their copies of Aircraft Instrument Controls within 30 days of first use or
their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting Global Majic Software, Inc.
Anyone distributing Aircraft Instrument Controls for any kind of remuneration
must first contact Global Majic Software, Inc. at the address below for
authorization.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of Aircraft Instrument Controls along to
your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy
if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy
of the latest version of Aircraft Instrument Controls.
CONTACTING GLOBAL MAJIC SOFTWARE, INC.
Global Majic Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 322
Madison, Alabama 35758
CompuServe: 73261,3642
Internet: 73261.3642@compuserve.com