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- Digital Equipment Corporation has posted selected SHAREWARE and FREEWARE
- programs on this BBS which may be of specific interest to our customers.
-
- The shareware/freeware offered on this BBS has been recommended by
- various INDIVIDUALS within our PC Engineering and Customer Support
- organization, and others, not by Digital Equipment Corporation.
-
- This software is offered as a service only. Digital Equipment
- Corporation DOES NOT endorse, warrant, or own any of the shareware
- or freeware programs offered here. Digital is not responsible
- for supporting or maintaining these programs, does not guarantee that
- they will work in all cases on all systems, and does not warrant these
- programs for any specific use or application. All questions and
- support issues should be directed to the author of the shareware.
-
- The Sysop has made a virus check and a cursory look at each of these
- packages, but no detailed analysis has been performed. If anyone
- experiences serious problems or data loss as a result of any of the
- shareware or freeware on this BBS, please contact us immediately
- so that we can remove the suspect software and investigate.
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- ABOUT SHAREWARE...
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- Shareware (also known as user supported software and other names) is a
- concept not understood by everyone. The authors of Shareware retain all
- rights to the software under the copyright laws while still allowing
- free distribution. This gives the users the chance to freely obtain and
- try out software to see if it fits their needs. Shareware should not be
- confused with Public Domain software even though they are often obtained
- from the same sources.
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- If you continue to use Shareware after trying it out, you are expected
- to register your use with the author and pay a registration fee. What
- you get in return depends on the author, but may include a printed
- manual, free updates, telephone support, etc. Only by paying for the
- Shareware you use do you enable the Shareware author to continue to
- support his software and create new programs.
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- You get to try out shareware software to make sure it is compatible
- with your hardware and that it fits your needs before you "buy" it with
- your registration. Digital supports the shareware principle and
- encourages users who continue to use shareware to register their
- shareware software with the author.
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- ABOUT FREEWARE
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- Freeware is software which has been generously donated to the public
- domain by the author. You can use freeware without charge of any
- kind. Digital salutes freeware authors for their generosity with
- their time and the fruits of their labor.
-