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Directory Opus - Read Me First
Last updated April 24th, 1991
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Thank you for purchasing Directory Opus, the most powerful directory utility
available on the Amiga. Please take the time to fill out and return the
registration card, so that you will be eligible for technical support and
notified of any major revisions to Directory Opus.
It is important that you read the Directory Opus documentation and the
following notes thoroughly before attempting to use Directory Opus. Although
Directory Opus is a very powerful program, it is also a very dangerous one if
used incorrectly.
You should also read any Addenda that may be present on the disk for the
latest information about the program.
Before using the program, you should make a backup of the distribution disk,
and always work off that copy. You are entitled to make TWO backups of the
distribution disk for your own use. To make this copy, you should use either
the Workbench DiskCopy function, the DiskCopy function in Directory Opus, or
another copy program.
Configuration files created by earlier versions of Directory Opus (v1.xx)
are not compatible with Directory Opus v2.xx. The Convert utility on this
disk will convert the old format to a format understandable by Directory Opus
v2.xx. You must have the arp.library in your LIBS: directory before Convert
will run (consult the Directory Opus manual for more information about
arp.library).
Directory Opus provides an easy-to-use, intuitive replacement for the
AmigaDOS CLI, and is more powerful than the Workbench. Once mastered, it
should make your job easier, and using the Amiga more enjoyable.
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PLEASE READ THIS
I know that many people will be turned off by yet another lecture on the
evils of piracy, but if you are planning to give copies of this software away,
I ask you to at least do me the courtesy of reading this plea.
Directory Opus has been under development more or less constantly, for
around a year. I have calculated, therefore, that I have spent something in
the order of 1500 hours on the programming alone (in terms of a 38 hour week,
that equates to about 40 weeks work). Add to this the time spent in testing,
arranging the packaging, and other neccessary activities, and the time soon
exceeds 2000 hours.
The costs involved have been many and varied, from telephone calls and
petrol, to the actual materials needed for packinging. To bring Directory Opus
to a working state, with presentable packaging has probably cost between $4000
and $5000. Add that to the average wage for 40 weeks work, and we see that the
total costs to ME are between $20000 and $25000.
Obviously, I now want to get something back for my time, effort and money.
You must realise that when you buy Directory Opus, you are not BUYING the
software. You are buying the disk the software is stored on, the box it is
packaged in and the paper the manual is printed on. You are also buying a
LICENCE to use Directory Opus, and a LICENCE to use the information presented
in the manual. I still own the software, and therefore, it is theft if you
give copies away (you are giving to someone else something that does not
belong to you). This is ILLEGAL.
The Australian Amiga software industry is small at best. There are very few
actual developers working in Australia; most of the software you buy here is
from America and Europe. It could take just ONE illegal copy to bring about
the downfall of program as a viable commercial product. One illegal copy,
once distributed to a pirate network, can spread rapidly over the world.
Obviously, the more people that have a free copy of software, the less people
are going to pay for it. If developers are not rewarded for their work, they
will soon stop developing.
Each copy of Directory Opus has its serial number embedded within it. This
is almost impossible to remove, as there are many complex checks and
encryptions around it. Therefore, any illegal copies of Directory Opus that
are found can be traced back to the original purchasers. Of course, this
system depends on the purchasers returning their registration cards, but if
you do not register, no technical support or updates are available anyway.
YOU have paid for this software. Therefore, YOU have the right to use it.
Why should someone else who hasn't paid have access to it? You might want just
to give one copy to a friend, but can you trust them not to give copies away?
It basically means that YOU are paying for other people to have the software.
Before this spiel becomes too lengthy, please consider this. Instead of
giving copies away, suggest to your friends that they buy the software. If
someone wants to see the program, invite them around to your house and show
them your original. Or even better, give them a copy of the freely
distributable demo version. Please don't pirate this software - it is illegal,
as well as being immoral. Software piracy can not be justified, no matter how
you look at it. If anyone can justify it, ring me reverse charges and explain
it to me. I'm not expecting a marked phone bill increase.
Thank you,
Jonathan Potter
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