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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.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of CODEPRINT must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "CODEPRINT 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 conse-quential, which may result from the use of CODEPRINT."
CODEPRINT 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 CodePrint and continue to use CodePrint
after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of
$25.00 to Microbyte. The $25.00 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 at another. Just as a book cannot be read
by two different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of CodePrint must register and pay for their copies of
CodePrint within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-
License arrangements may be made by contacting Microbyte.
Anyone distributing CodePrint for any kind of remuneration must first
contact Microbyte at the address below for authorization. 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 CodePrint immediately (However North
River Software must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept
up-to-date with the latest version of CodePrint.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of CodePrint 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 the CodePrint system.