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- DEFINITION OF 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 on details -- 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
- authors, 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 your 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.
-
- OMBUDSMAN
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
- directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
- Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX
- 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to
- ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-
- Users of SAB Diskette Utility must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
-
- THIS PRODUCT IS OFFERED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. THE AUTHOR MAKES
- ABSOLUTELY NO CLAIM THAT IT WILL WORK AS DESCRIBED OR EVEN WORK
- AT ALL. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED
- BY THE FAILURE OF THIS PRODUCT. YOU HAVE A THIRTY DAY EVALUATION
- PERIOD TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS PRODUCT MEETS YOUR NEEDS.
- REGISTRATION OF THIS PRODUCT GIVES YOU A LICENSE TO CONTINUE USING
- IT. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
- OR EVEN CONTINUE TO RUN.
-
- YOUR USAGE OF THIS PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT
- COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS USE.
-
- USAGE
-
- SAB Diskette Utility 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 SAB Diskette Utility and continue to use
- SAB Diskette Utility after a 30 day trial period, you must make a
- registration payment of to Stewart A. Berman.
-
- Commercial users of SAB Diskette Utility must register and pay for their
- copies of SAB Diskette Utility within 30 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn.
-
- Anyone distributing SAB Diskette Utility for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact Stewart A. Berman. This authorization will be automatically
- granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its
- guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin
- offering SAB Diskette Utility immediately (However Stewart A. Berman must
- still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the
- latest version of SAB Diskette Utility.).
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of SAB Diskette Utility along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they
- find that they can use it.
-
- See the README.TXT file for license fees.