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- DEFINITION OF THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
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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 and sundry 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. 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.
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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- Users of "B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer" must accept this disclaimer
- of warranty: "B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is supplied as is. The
- author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
- limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which
- may result from the use of B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer."
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- B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is a "shareware program" and is
- provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
- your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another
- system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal
- computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
- incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find
- this program useful and find that you are using B-BALL and continue to use
- B-BALL after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment
- of $29.95 for the B-BALL software. The registration fee will license one copy
- for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just
- like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of
- people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as
- there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used
- at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same
- time.
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- Commercial users of B-BALL must register and pay for their copies of B-BALL
- within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License
- arrangements may be made by contacting BOBBALL, Inc. at:
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- B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer
- BOBBALL, Inc.
- 1523 Felton Road
- South Euclid, OH 44121
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- Anyone distributing B-BALL for any kind of remuneration must first contact
- BOBBALL, Inc. at the address below for authorization. This authorization will
- be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering
- to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin
- offering B-BALL immediately (however BOBBALL, Inc. must still be advised so
- that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of B-BALL).
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- You are encouraged to pass a copy of B-BALL along to your friends for
- evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that
- they can use it. All registered users receive a copy of the latest version
- of the B-BALL software.
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- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works
- for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
- member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
- Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
- does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the
- ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, Michigan 49442 or send a
- CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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