“Shareware” is a method of software distribution which 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. Details vary for individual programs—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.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Like commercial authors, Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, 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 Shareware 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 software.
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. Furthermore, since the Shareware author’s overhead is low, prices are generally low as well. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee—if you don’t use the product, you don’t pay for it.
Distribution
The Coaching Handbook 1.0 is a Shareware file and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. You are encouraged to copy and distribute Coaching Handbook 1.0 for non-commercial use with the following restrictions:
• You may copy and distribute the self-extracting “Coaching Handbook 1.0” file, but not the individual files. This ensures that users receive a complete package with all documentation files.
• You may not modify the “The Coaching Handbook 1.0” file in any way.
• You may not charge any fee for the use, copying, or distribution of the product.
Registration
If you find The Coaching Handbook 1.0 useful and continue to use it beyond the 30 day free trial period or use the plays or ideas contained herein, you are required to register your copy.
A $15 U.S. registration fee will license one copy of The Coaching Handbook 1.0 for use on any one computer at any one time. For example, one copy may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer to another as long as there is no possibility of it being used simultaneously on more than one machine.
To register your copy of The Coaching Handbook 1.0, write your name, address and “Coaching Handbook 1.0” along with information about where or how you received The Coaching Handbook 1.0, on a blank sheet of paper. Mail that form with payment of the $15 U.S. license fee to:
Ian C. Klimon
19 Overshot Court
Phoenix, MD 21131-1851
Warranty
Coaching Handbook is supplied as is. I hereby disclaim all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. I will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if I, or an agent of mine has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall my liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.
{With apologies to Bill Goodman, author of Compact Pro, from whose documentation for Compact Pro I got this standard SHAREWARE documentation.}
