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Shareware
This file contains the same information as the "Shareware"
chapter in the User's Manual. It is provided here in a separate
file for your convenience and to emphasize its importance.
The ASP Ombudsman
Samkhya is 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 member's products. Please write to the ASP
Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a
CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536.
Shareware
The following information is provided courtesy of the Association
of Shareware Professionals (ASP). This describes what shareware
is and how you benefit:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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.
Shareware
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.
This is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to
you 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 MacroPIK'r useful and find that you are using it and
continue to use it after a reasonable trial period, Please make a
registration payment of $35.00 US to SAMKHYA. The $35
registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
computer at any one time. You will receive a receipt, a copy of
the current version of MacroPIK'r, one year of support and
upgrades, and a bonus package of useful utilities. See the Order
Form (file MP-ORDER.FRM) for details.
Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting SAMKHYA.
This is very economical if you plan to license more than one or
two copies.
Anyone distributing MacroPIK'r for remuneration must contact
SAMKHYA for authorization.
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Shareware
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 MacroPIK'r
immediately (However SAMKHYA must still be advised so that the
distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of
MacroPIK'r).
If you are in the business of distributing shareware, please
contact SAMKHYA so that you can be sure to get the most recent
version and updates. See the files "VENDOR.DOC" or "SYSOP.DOC"
for more information. Call or write if you have questions or
suspect that files may be missing or damaged.
Note that even if you paid a small amount of money for the disk
that included MacroPIK'r, that does not mean that you have
registered. There are many businesses that sell bundles of
shareware for a small fee to cover the cost of the diskettes and
other overhead. Also, hard disk vendors may include a collection
of shareware with each hard disk they sell. In each case, you
are encouraged to try whatever programs look useful, but you
still have to register if you end up using it.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of MacroPIK'r along to your
friends for evaluation. Be sure you include all of the files
that came with MacroPIK'r when you pass it along -- or just give
them the self-extracing archive "MPIK.EXE" so that all the files
and documentation are kept together in the least amount of space.
And please encourage them to register their copy if they find
that they benefit from it.
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