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- (Note: This has been changed, and hopefully clarified, from the 3.00
- version of this info. Please read it.)
-
- Thank you for acquiring a copy of XV, a pretty nifty X program.
- I hope you enjoy using it, as I've enjoyed writing it.
-
- The latest version of XV (or at least a pointer to it) is available
- via anonymous ftp on ftp.cis.upenn.edu, in the directory pub/xv. If
- you're not sure if you have the latest version, or you are missing the
- source or documentation for XV, PLEASE pick up the latest version of
- the xv distribution. Do *not* send mail unless absolutely necessary
- (ie, you don't have ftp capability).
-
- Note: The documentation ('xvdocs.ps') may be installed in '/usr/local'.
-
- If you're viewing this information via the 'About XV' command, and
- you'd like to print it out, a copy of this info can be found in the
- README file in the top-level XV source directory. Print that. If you
- don't have it, see the previous paragraph.
-
-
- XV Licensing Information
- ------------------------
- XV IS SHAREWARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
-
- You may use XV for your own amusement, and if you find it nifty,
- useful, generally cool, or of some value to you, your registration fee
- would be greatly appreciated. $25 is the standard registration fee,
- though of course, larger amounts are quite welcome. Folks who donate
- $40 or more can receive a printed, bound copy of the XV manual for no
- extra charge. If you want one, just ask. BE SURE TO SPECIFY THE
- VERSION OF XV THAT YOU ARE USING!
-
- COMMERCIAL, GOVERNMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL USERS MUST REGISTER THEIR
- COPIES OF XV.
-
- This does *not* mean that you are required to register XV just because
- you play with it on the workstation in your office. This falls under
- the heading of 'personal use'. If you are a sysadmin, you can put XV
- up in a public directory for your users amusement. Again, 'personal
- use', albeit plural.
-
- On the other hand, if you use XV in the course of doing your work,
- whatever your 'work' may happen to be, you *must* register your
- copy of XV. (Note: If you are a student, and you use XV to do
- classwork or research, you should get your professor/teacher/advisor
- to purchase an appropriate number of copies.)
-
- XV licenses are $25 each. You should purchase one license per
- workstation, or one per XV user, whichever is the smaller number. XV
- is *not* sold on a 'number of concurrent users' basis. If XV was some
- $1000 program, yes, that would be a reasonable request, but at $25,
- it's not. Also, given that XV is completely unlocked, there is no way
- to enforce any 'number of concurrent users' limits, so it isn't sold
- that way.
-
- Printed and bound copies of the 100-odd page XV manual are available
- for $15 each. Note that manuals are *only* sold with, at minimum, an
- equal number of licenses. (e.g. if you purchase 5 licenses, you can
- also purchase *up to* 5 copies of the manual)
-
- The source code to the program can be had (as a compressed 'tar' file
- split over a couple 3.5" MS-DOS formatted floppies) for $15, for those
- who don't have ftp capabilities.
-
- Orders outside the US and Canada must add an additional $5 per manual
- ordered to cover the additional shipping charges.
-
- Checks, money orders, and purchase orders are accepted. Credit cards
- are not. All forms of payment must be payable in US Funds. Checks
- must be payable through a US bank (or a US branch of a non-US bank).
- Purchase orders for less than $50, while still accepted, are not
- encouraged.
-
- All payments should be payable to 'John Bradley', and mailed to:
- John Bradley
- 1053 Floyd Terrace
- Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
- USA
-
-
- Site Licenses
- -------------
- If you are planning to purchase 10 or more licenses, site licenses are
- available, at a substantial discount. Site licenses let you run XV on
- any and all computing equipment at the site, for any purpose
- whatsoever. The site license covers the current version of XV, and
- any versions released within one year of the licensing date. You are
- also allowed to duplicate and distribute an unlimited number of copies
- of the XV manual, but only for use within the site. Covered versions
- of the software may be run in perpetuity.
-
- Also, it should be noted that a 'site' can be defined as anything
- you'd like. It can be a physical location (a room, building,
- location, etc.), an organizational grouping (a workgroup, department,
- division, etc.) or any other logical grouping ("the seventeen
- technical writers scattered about our company", etc.).
-
- The site license cost will be based on your estimate of the number of
- XV users or workstations at your site, whichever is the smaller
- number.
-
- If you are interested in obtaining a site license, please contact the
- author via electronic mail or FAX (see below for details). Send
- information regarding your site (the name or definition of the 'site',
- a physical address, a fax number, and an estimate of the number of
- users or workstations), and we'll get a site license out to you for
- your examination.
-
-
- Copyright Notice
- ----------------
- XV is Copyright 1989, 1994 by John Bradley
-
- Permission to copy and distribute XV in its entirety, for
- non-commercial purposes, is hereby granted without fee, provided that
- this license information and copyright notice appear in all copies.
-
- If you redistribute XV, the *entire* contents of this distribution
- must be distributed, including the README, and INSTALL files, the
- sources, and the complete contents of the 'docs' directory.
-
- Note that distributing XV 'bundled' in with any product is considered
- to be a 'commercial purpose'.
-
- Also note that any copies of XV that are distributed MUST be built
- and/or configured to be in their 'unregistered copy' mode, so that it
- is made obvious to the user that XV is shareware, and that they should
- consider registering, or at least reading this information.
-
- The software may be modified for your own purposes, but modified
- versions may not be distributed without prior consent of the author.
-
- This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
- warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
- arising from the use of this software.
-
- If you would like to do something with XV that this copyright
- prohibits (such as distributing it with a commercial product, using
- portions of the source in some other program, distributing registered
- copies, etc.), please contact the author (preferably via email).
- Arrangements can probably be worked out.
-
-
- The author may be contacted via:
- US Mail: John Bradley
- 1053 Floyd Terrace
- Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
-
- FAX: (610) 520-2042
-
- Electronic Mail regarding XV should be sent to one of these three addresses:
- xv@devo.dccs.upenn.edu - general XV questions
- xvbiz@devo.dccs.upenn.edu - all XV licensing questions
- xvtech@devo.dccs.upenn.edu - bug reports, technical questions
-
- Please do *not* send electronic mail directly to the author, as he
- gets more than enough as it is.
-
-
-