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- USER-SUPPORTED SOFTWARE
-
- User-supported software, which is also known as Shareware,
- is an experiment in microcomputer software distribution based on
- The following principles:
-
- 1. That the value or worth of a program is best judged by
- the individual user using the program on his/her own machine.
-
- 2. That the creation and distribution of microcomputer
- software can be financially supported by users at reasonable
- cost.
-
- 3. That the copying and sharing of software can and is
- encouraged.
-
- Anyone may request a copy of a user-supported program by
- sending a blank, formatted disk to the author of the program. An
- addressed, postage-paid return mailer must accompany the disk (no
- exceptions, please). A copy of the program, with documentation on
- the disk, will be sent by return mail. The program will carry a
- notice suggesting a contribution to the program's author. Making
- a contribution is completely voluntary.
-
- Free distribution of software and voluntary payment for its
- use eliminates costs for advertising and copy protection schemes.
- Users obtain quality software at reduced cost. They can try it
- out before buying, and do so at their own pace and in the comfort
- of their own home or office. The best programs will survive based
- purely on their quality and usefulness.
-
- Please join the experiment. If you share a belief in these
- principles, your contribution is requested to help make this
- work. Regardless of whether you make a contribution, you are
- encouraged to copy and share this program.
-
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- PERMISSION TO COPY
-
- Individuals, clubs, and other non-profit organizations are
- granted permission by the authors to freely copy this program and
- documentation and share it with their members, so long as:
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- 1. No price is charged for the software or documentation.
- However, a distribution, copying cost or charge for the cost of
- the diskette, so long as it is not more than $6.00 total.
-
- 2. Club members be informed of the user-supported idea and
- encouraged to support it with their donations.
-
- 3. The program(s) or documentation are not modified in any way
- and they are distributed together.
-
-
- James Huckabey
- 3621-A Fraser Street
- Bellingham, Washington 98226-2473 U.S.A.
- (360) 671-2868 (voice, Pacific)