Thank you for your interest in participating in The Developer Connection for OS/2 subscription program. Four times a year, professional developers who subscribe to this program will receive a newsletter and a CD containing the latest tools, technical information, pre-release and demonstration programs available from IBM and Independent Software Vendors in support of application development on the OS/2 platform.
The following information is included in this document:
- Overview Of The Developer Connection Program
- Product Evaluation Request
- Product Evaluation License (to allow IBM to review your software)
- Sample End User License Agreement from The Developer Connection for OS/2
If you would like us to consider including a demonstration, pre-release, or generally available version of your product on one or more issues of The Developer Connection for OS/2, please provide the following:
- a copy of your product for evaluation purposes
- a completed and signed Product Evaluation Request and License (electronic signature is acceptable)
The Developer Connection for OS/2 Schedule:
Inclusion In Volume Evaluation Software & Form Due Final Product Code Due
Eight 4/21/95 7/1/95
Nine 8/11/95 10/1/95
Ten 11/15/95 1/1/96
IBM Contact:
Merilee Lawrence, Product Planner
IBM
I000 NW 51st Street, IZIP 1436
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(407) 443-8275
Internet: Merilee_Lawrence@bocaraton.ibm.com
You will be notified of your selection status. Upon selection of your product, you will receive a Manufacturing Distribution Agreement and Certificate of Originality, which you will be required to execute prior to distribution on the Developer Connection for OS/2. You will receive a preliminary copy of The Developer Connection for OS/2 to allow you to test your product prior to release.
The Developer Connection for OS/2 --continuing proof of IBM's commitment to OS/2 developers-- can greatly increase your productivity by providing you with the latest tools, pre-release software, product demos, and information you need on today's most convenient medium--a CD. And, because we live in changing times, an annual subscription to the Developer Connection for OS/2 keeps your tools and information from becoming obsolete. Each year you'll receive 4 volumes including CDs and The Developer Connection News, each packed with the tools and information you need for your OS/2 development efforts.
When accessed from your CD drive, The Developer Connection for OS/2 becomes a part of your Workplace Shell environment. Click on The Developer Connection icon, and all the wealth of the Developer Connection for OS/2 is instantly attainable. Use the powerful Developer Connection Browser to locate any piece of information. And because the intuitive graphical user interface is a part of the Workplace Shell environment, each task is familiar and simple. Try the products, install them, or simply retrieve product information. There is also an available option for creating diskettes for many of the products on the CD.
And, because these are the products you need to develop the best OS/2 applications today, as well as tomorrow, we have designed The Developer Connection for OS/2 to be your link to current and future IBM strategies. Each CD will contain product level versions of the Developer's Toolkit for OS/2, OS/2 Warp Version 3, OS/2 for SMP, Pen for OS/2, LAN Systems, and Multimedia Presentation Manager.
The Developer Connection program will continue to grow to support emerging technologies. Subscribers also receive The Developer Connection for LAN Systems, a cross-platform offering that supports the installation of products and information to OS/2, Windows, DOS, and AIX workstations. It provides a programming environment for client/server and distributed computing application development. Device driver developers can now subscribe to The IBM Developer Connection Device Driver Kit for OS/2 (Developer Connection DDK). The Developer Connection DDK is an annual membership program, that enables rapid development of device drivers for your personal computer hardware using the 32-bit OS/2 operating platform. Members receive the updated information, test tools and utilities, and many complete device driver sources.
Put The Developer Connection for OS/2 to work for you... now
- Obtain new versions of operating system technologies as soon as they are developed.
- Try new OS/2 products before you buy them.
- Use the sample source code to start on the path of more productive programming.
- Access pre-release versions of IBM's 32-bit tools to prepare for tomorrow's technology.
- Receive updates to SMART, One Up Corporation's powerful tool that helps migrate your
16-Bit and 32-Bit Windows code as well as 16-Bit OS/2 code to 32-Bit OS/2 code.
- Read The Developer Connection News for timely OS/2 information.
- Access electronic support through the Internet, OS/2 BBS, and CompuServe.
The Developer Connection for OS/2 provides high quality development tools for the production of applications and device drivers for OS/2. Toward that end we seek to provide our subscribers with: compilers, tools, utilities, debuggers, test tools, sample programs, documentation and other items of technical interest to the OS/2 development community.
CONDITIONS FOR PRODUCT CONSIDERATIONS:
1. The product submitted should be a native OS/2 program of interest to OS/2 application or device driver developers. We would prefer that it be a 32-bit executable, but will accept useful 16-bit applications as well. OS/2 Warp compatibility is prefered. Note: You should be aware that 16-bit executables will not directly port to OS/2 for the PowerPC, so think about migrating to 32-bit as soon as it is practical for you.
2. This form must be signed by a corporate officer or a person with legal signature authority for your company.
3. The product submitted should have appropriate management clearance that it does not contain or reference "Confidential Information" or Internal Use Only material
4. The product submitted, its documentation, and source code may not contain any material that may be considered offensive. This includes profanity, racial slurs, or other derogatory commentary.
5. The README file(s) for your product should not reference specific categories, directories, or volumes on The Developer Connection for OS2. These placements will be decided by the Developer Connection team in consultation with the Product Contact.
6. Documentation for the product should be provided in .INF format. Descriptive material for the Catalog should be provided in clear ASCII text.
7. The product should be installable from CD-ROM whenever possible. Diskette based installs will be considered on an individual product basis.
8. The product files and diskette image code must be ISO-9660 compliant:
- filenames are in 8.3 format and contain only alphanumeric characters and '_'
- no extended attributes
- no extensions in directory names
- directories nested no more than 7 deep
9. The product should provide an "icon" to represent it in the catalog, If not we will provide a generic icon.
10. If the product has a timeout it should be set to a number of days relative to the installation date. Do not hardcode a timeout date into the product.
11. You must be willing to provide support on the Developer Connection section of the OS2DF2 CompuServe Forum, or Internet or BBS.
TRANSMITTAL PROCESS:
1. A copy of the product being submitted must accompany this evaluation form.
2. For initial product evaluation return this signed form and acompaning software
by: 4/15/95 for inclusion in Volume Eight or 7/15/95 for inclusion in Volume Nine
3. A separate evaluation form should be included for each product being submitted.
4. The product must be submitted on CD, diskette, or as a package file in PKZIP or SAVERAM2 format. Please use the option to capture directory structure, as part of the package file you submit.
FUTURE UPDATE CONSIDERATIONS:
When a product is updated with a VERSION change, a new evaluation form WILL NOT BE REQUIRED UNLESS the Content Provider feels that information should be added, changed, or updated from the current evaluation form. This is at the discretion of the Content Provider. Unless Content Provider submits an updated evaluation form, the only information that will change on The Developer Connection for OS/2 will be the version number.
IS THIS AN UPDATED FORM? ___________ REPLACES VERSION______________(date)___________
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
1. Full Legal Product Name (case sensitive)_________________________________________
2. Full Legal Name of your company (case sensitive)__________________________________
4. Is this product a native OS/2 application? _________ 32-bit?______ 16-bit?______
If not, What system or environment is it intended for (i.e. DOS, Windows, AIX)? ___________
5. Describe why this product is beneficial to an OS/2 developer__________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
6. Is the product: generally available? ______ pre-release?______ a demo? ______
7. If the product is a demo, what are the differences between the demo and the full product? __________________________________________________________________________
8. What is the version number of the product that accompanies this submittal form? ______
9. Final product code must be submitted by 6/1/95 for Volume 8 and 9/1/95 for Volume 9.
When can you provide your product in advance of these dates?________________________
10. For our planning purposes, when will you have other releases in the next 12 months?___________
11. Which type of network support can you provide? CompuServe____ Internet____ BBS_____
If other support is available how can users get this support?__________________________
12. Please provide a DESCRIPTION of this product by answering the questions below. Please make these answers as long as you want. This information will be used in your products description (DSC) file.
a) Product Version____________________________________________________
b) Overview of product (marketing and technical information)________________________________
c) Hardware requirements incl. RAM and DASD__________________________________________
d) Software requirements (does it work on OS/2 Warp?_____________________________________
e) If this is a demo, please identify the functional differences and hardware and software requirements that are different between this and the full product _________________________________________________________________________________________________
f) If this is a timed-out version, indicate the numbers of days of timeout (see #9 under conditions for product considerations) ___________________________
g) Note any installation or operation hints or warnings for the user___________________________________________________________________________________________
13. We currently have the categories below in our catalog. Please suggest which category your product should appear under.
____BITMAPS - bitmap samples and bitmap tools
____COMMUNICATION TOOLS - client/server tools and programs
____DATABASES - database programs and tools
____DEVELOPMENT TOOLS - general software development tools
____DEVELOPER TOOLKITS - developer toolkits and their related components
____DEVELOPER TOOLS for OS/2 for the PowerPC - developer tools for OS/2 on the PowerPC
____EDITORS - general editors
____IBM OS/2 - OS/2 operating systems
____MULTIMEDIA TOOLS - general multimedia tools
____PRODUCT OVERVIEWS - limited function demos or storyboards
____PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS - tools which enable developers to be more productive
____SERVICE- corrective service
____SOURCE CODE- source code examples, working code
____TEST TOOLS - tools related to testing software products
____ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION - books, white papers, magazine articles in INF format, BOO format , ASCII format, or PostScript format (INF format is prefered)
14. Would you be interested in writing an technical article for The Developer Connection NEWS about your product?_______
PRODUCT INSTALLATION:
15. Can the product be run (tried) directly from the CD-ROM? _____
If so, what is the name of the executable?________________________________________
List parameters needed to run the executable_____________________________________
16. Can the product be installed directly from the CD-ROM?_______
Will the 3.5" version of diskettes be needed on the CD-ROM?___________
If a CD-ROM install is not available, would you be willing to modify the installation procedure so that it can be installed directly from the CD-ROM?__________
17. Does the product have its own installation program? ______
If so, does this installation program create a folder or object? ___________
What directory name is the default for this product installation?___________
Is there an uninstall option in your installation program?_________________
Note: make sure the install DOES NOT depend on a hardcoded CD volume label. Also, no CD installs should have prompts for diskettes.
18. If the product does not create its own object or folder, should it be installed to The Developer Connection folder_______
Does it have to be run from a command line?______________
If it should be added to the folder, is it a single executable or a group of executables?_____
19. Does the product use extended attributes?____
If yes, could you modify your installation program to handle them during installation?______
(ISO 9660 CD-ROMs do not support extended attributes).
20. Does the product include an icon? _________
If so, is this icon bound to an executable?______ or a .ico file?________
21. Does the product contain any source code?_________
________________________________ (Your Company Name) hereby grants to IBM Corporation a non-exclusive right and license to use, execute, display, perform and make up to five (5) copies of, for testing and evaluation purposes internally within IBM, _____________________________ (Product Name). This license shall terminate after 90 days from date of execution by the last signatory party thereto. Upon termination IBM will destroy all copies, unless instructed otherwise. This license is governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York.
License Agreement for The Developer Connection for OS/2 CD
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (THE END USER) AND THE IBM CORPORATION. BEFORE OPENING THE CD ROM PACKAGE, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. OPENING THE PACKAGE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNOPENED PACKAGE TO THE IBM CORPORATION.
IBM LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPER CONNECTION CD FOR OS/2* VOLUME SIX
(The Developer Connection CD for OS/2 Volume Six, including all products contained therein, are hereinafter referred to as "The Developer Connection CD")
GRANT OF LICENSE. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, IBM grants to you the non-transferable right to use one copy of The Developer Connection CD (which includes object code, sample source code, publications and documentation contained on the CD-ROM(s)) on only one machine at any one time. The following products contained on The Developer Connection CD may be used solely for evaluation purposes: OpenDoc** for OS/2 Libraries, DOCSHELL executables, OpenDoc for OS/2 Sample Source Code, OpenDoc for OS/2 C++ Headers, OpenDoc for OS/2 IDL files, OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 pre-release, BonusPak pre-release and associated documentation. The following products contained on The Developer Connection CD may be used solely for demonstration purposes: COMscope and COMi, Golden CommPass, Personal Addressbook/2 Light, Gpf Professional Developer's Toolkit, APL/2 for OS/2, DataFlex, The Object Factory, GpfRexx, IPF Editor, LXOPT, High C/C++, PM Debug, REXXLIB, Softbridge Basic Language, SizeIt, The SOM Class Administrator, The Integrated Reasoning Shell Development/2, VisualAge for OS/2, VisPro/REXX, VX-REXX Client/Server Edition, Boxer Text Editor, Compuware PREDITOR/2, RimStar Programmer's Editor, SlickEdit, Digital Music Player, MultiMedia Presentation Manager/2 1.1.3, BOCASoft System Sounds, BOCASoft WipeOut, FormTalk for OS/2, Translation Manager/2, VisualGen Applause, ATS for OS/2, Central Point Anti Virus for OS/2, Desktop Observatory, ReDiscovery/2, Search Manager/2, Software Manager MVS/ESA, SpaceMap for OS/2, Workplace Companion. You may not copy, modify or merge copies of The Developer Connection CD except as this Agreement provides. You may not reverse compile, reverse engineer or reverse assemble any products in The Developer Connection CD provided in object code form. Except as provided in this Agreement you may not rent, lease, sell, sublicense, assign or otherwise transfer The Developer Connection CD.
All OpenDoc for OS/2 materials are pre-release materials.
In addition to the rights granted above, you may copy, modify and distribute the sample source code (excluding the OpenDoc for OS/2 Sample Source Code) contained on The Developer Connection CD without payment to IBM, for purposes of developing, using, marketing and distributing application programs written to the OS/2 application programming interface. Each copy of any portion of sample source code or any derivative work, which is distributed to others, must include a copyright notice as follows: c Copyright (your company name) (year). All rights reserved.
IBM also grants you the limited right to use the IBM Library Reader/2 program solely for the purpose of reading those publications contained on The Developer Connection CD. You may not use the IBM Library Reader/2 program to read a softcopy book not included on The Developer Connection CD.
COPYRIGHT. The Developer Connection CD is owned by IBM or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws. In addition to the rights granted to the sample source code, you may also make one copy of The Developer Connection CD solely for backup or archival purposes.
TERM AND TERMINATION. Your license for The Developer Connection CD (excluding IBM Library Reader/2, IBM on-line publications, and sample source code, with the exception of the OpenDoc for OS/2 Sample Source Code) terminates 120 days after receipt of this issue of The Developer Connection CD or upon receipt of the next issue of The Developer Connection CD, whichever occurs sooner. Upon termination you agree to destroy all copies of The Developer Connection CD. You may terminate your license at any time prior to the above date by destroying all of your copies of The Developer Connection CD. Your license to the sample source code (excluding the OpenDoc for OS/2 Sample Source Code), IBM Library Reader/2 and IBM on-line publications shall survive termination of this license, if you have complied with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. IBM may terminate your license to any and/or all the products contained on The Developer Connection CD if you fail to comply with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Your license to the OS/2 Warp Version 3 with WIN-OS/2 pre-release product terminates as stated above or 60 days after the product is made generally available, whichever occurs sooner.
Toolkits: If this is your final volume of The Developer Connection for OS/2 , and you have not renewed your subscription, you may continue to use the following toolkits beyond the expiration date as long as you abide by all other terms and conditions of this Agreement: The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1, Multimedia Presentation Manager Toolkit/2 1.1, Pen for OS/2 Developer's Toolkit 1.0, The Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 3.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. The Developer Connection CD includes programs and documentation which contain pre-release code and may be modified substantially before general availability. These pre-release programs may not be at the level of performance or compatibility of generally available IBM products. IBM does not guarantee that any of the pre-release programs contained in The Developer Connection CD will ever be made generally available.
The Developer Connection CD is provided "AS-IS". IBM makes no warranties express or implied with respect to The Developer Connection CD including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk arising out of use or performance of The Developer Connection CD remains with you.
In no event will IBM or its suppliers be liable for any lost profits, lost savings, incidental damages or other economic consequential damages, even if IBM, or its authorized supplier, has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In addition, IBM will not be liable for any damages claimed by you based on any third party claim.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of consequential or incidental damages, so the above provisions relating thereto may not apply to you.
If you use The Developer Connection CD in the United States, this license is governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York (excluding choice of law rules). If you use The Developer Connection CD in Canada, this license is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. Otherwise, this license is governed by the laws of the country in which you use The Developer Connection CD.
* IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
** OpenDoc is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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