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- System Census for Windows version 1.1
- Mathews Software Services, Inc.
- Copyright (C) 1994 Mathews Software Services, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
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- FILE: SHARWARE.TXT
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- Mathews Software Services, Inc.
- 642 Tuscarora Trail
- Maitland, FL 32751-3939
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- CompuServe: 72540,1501
- Internet: 72540.1501@compuserve.com
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- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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- 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.
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- 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 or to a specific
- group. For example, some authors require written permission
- before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
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- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. In
- other words, Shareware is not FREE! 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.
-