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OsoSoft Shareware Programs -- VENDOR INFORMATION
Introduction
The files on this diskette or in this ZIP file are the latest
versions of one or more programs from OsoSoft. These files
replace all previous versions of the same program or programs.
Association of Shareware Professionals
OsoSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
and of the Software Publishers Association. Both of these
organizations set standards for their members, and OsoSoft adheres
to all those standards.
Copyright Information
All OsoSoft programs, shareware and freeware, are protected under
the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All
rights are reserved by OsoSoft and George Campbell. Violations of
copyright laws are investigated by the FBI. Distribution of
OsoSoft products implies that you have read and agreed to the
distribution terms described below. OsoSoft makes test orders from
time to time to verify compliance with its distribution terms.
Distributor Information and License Information
The license information and distribution requirements in this
document supercede all previous license statements. To continue
to distribute OsoSoft products, you must adhere to the licensing
and distribution requirements below.
If you are a mail order or online distributor of shareware
software, you may distribute these programs as they are, without
any changes other than expanding files contained in the ZIP
archives. However, you have a responsibility to check from time to
time, at a minimum interval of 6 months, for new versions of these
programs, and to update your copies in a timely manner. OsoSoft
will gladly send you a diskette containing the current versions
on request, or you may download current versions from the OsoSoft
BBS at the number listed below, or from the OsoSoft support
section on CompuServe (GO OSOSOFT).
You may not distribute any OsoSoft program as part of any
commercial program or in conjunction with any collection of
non-shareware software of any kind without express written
permission from OsoSoft. Special licenses are required for any
bundling of OsoSoft products, whether freeware or shareware, with
any other software or hardware. This does not prohibit including
OsoSoft programs on individual disks containing other, clearly
identified, shareware, freeware or public domain programs.
However, it does specifically prohibit including OsoSoft programs
on multiple-diskette collections which include commercial programs
from other publishers, but sold at a single price.
You must fully identify all OsoSoft programs in your advertising,
by the program's full name and version number, and indicate the
registration fee in the program description. Hardware requirements
must also appear in all advertising to prevent end-user confusion.
The word OsoSoft must appear in all program descriptions.
Within 30 days of the receipt of an updated version of an OsoSoft
program, you must replace all older versions of that program.
You may not distribute older versions of OsoSoft programs under
any circumstances after that period. Please check your catalogs for
previous versions of these programs and replace them with the
current version.
Shareware Disclosure Required
All advertising and packaging information including references to
OsoSoft products must contain a statement explaining the shareware
concept. Specifically, that statement must explain that shareware
software MUST be registered and be paid for by the user, after
a trial period, and that all monies paid for the shareware
version are duplication and distribution charges only. The
declaration specified by the Association of Shareware
Professionals is a good model. All such statements must be in
readable type and clearly displayed in a position where they
are likely to be read by potential customers.
Retail Rack and CD-ROM Distribution
If you distribute shareware in a retail setting in racks, store
displays, vending machines, or in any way other than normal BBS or
catalog-based sales, you must contact OsoSoft for permission to
distribute any OsoSoft program. Rack or retail-like sales require a
special distribution license, normally requiring royalties paid to
OsoSoft. If you distribute shareware on CD-ROM disks, you must also
contact OsoSoft before including any OsoSoft shareware program on a
CD-ROM disk. Normally, permission is granted, but current versions
must be included and all old versions of any OsoSoft program
removed from any CD-ROM disk containing OsoSoft products.
VBRUN300.DLL
All Windows programs on this diskette require the
VBRUN300.DLL library from Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0. That file
is part of the distribution package for all OsoSoft programs for
MicroSoft Windows. If you distribute these programs, you MUST
make this file readily available to your customers, either on the
diskette containing any OsoSoft program requiring that file, or
in another way convenient to the end user. By convenient, OsoSoft
means that no user should have to purchase another diskette to
try any OsoSoft program.
PRICE LIMITS
Vendors distributing OsoSoft products may not charge a fee higher
than $8 for the distribution of any single OsoSoft program, nor
more than $15 for the distribution of any number of OsoSoft
programs.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
You can find descriptions of all programs on this disk in the
FILE_ID.DIZ, in the program's documentation, or in the OsoSoft
brochure, if enclosed. You may use these descriptions, editing
them to the length required for your marketing efforts.
However, you MUST include the word OsoSoft, the program name,
version number, and system requirements information with all
descriptions to avoid customer confusion.
NOTE: You may include the voice telephone number for OsoSoft
in any materials used in your catalog or on disks containing
shareware versions of OsoSoft programs. You should include a
note, however, that the number is for Orders Only. Voice
support is available ONLY for REGISTERED users.
DISCONTINUATION OF THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT
At any time, if OsoSoft determines that the terms of this
agreement are not being met or that a vendor is violating the
spirit of this agreement, OsoSoft will contact the vendor in
writing, discontinuing that vendor's licence to distribute
this or other OsoSoft programs. After receipt of that
notification, the vendor must immediately cease and desist
from further distribution of the program or programs. If the
problem is corrected to OsoSoft's satisfaction, distribution
may then resume.
Contacting OsoSoft
You may contact OsoSoft at any of the following locations:
OsoSoft
1472 Sixth Street
Los Osos, CA 93402
Voice: (805) 528-1759
Fax: (805) 528-3074
OsoSoft BBS: (805) 528-3753 300-14400 bps, 8/N/1
CompuServe ID: 71571,222
Or GO OSOSOFT on CompuServe