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- JP Software
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- Shareware (Trial) Version Distribution Policies
-
- 4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command/16,
- Take Command/32, Take Command for OS/2
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- July 24, 1997
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- Copyright 1988 - 1997, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published
- by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA.
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- This file provides information for user groups, online system
- adminstrators, and shareware vendors on the distribution of shareware
- (trial) versions of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command/16, Take Command/32,
- and Take Command for OS/2.
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- We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our products, as
- online services, user groups, and vendors are a key part of the
- shareware distribution system.
-
- To distribute our trial version files online, or provide links to them,
- you must clearly mark them as trial or shareware versions, and properly
- identify us as the author. The products may NEVER be described in any
- way as as "free" software, or otherwise described as anything but trial
- versions requiring payment to the author for continued use.
-
- Online services may not distribute registered or purchased versions of
- JP Software products for a fee without a written distribution agreement
- with us.
-
- Before placing any JP Software product, or any part of any JP Software
- program package, in any user group, shareware, or other disk or CD
- library, or distributing shareware copies for a fee in any way, you must
- meet these conditions:
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- * If you are a U.S.-based shareware vendor, you must be an approved
- member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), and
- your application must be fully approved in writing by the ASP, not
- simply submitted or awaiting review. If you are not an ASP member,
- we cannot currently offer you permission to distribute our
- products. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you,
- but we have found that the administrative overhead required to
- handle non-ASP vendors from within the U.S. is simply too high.
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- * If you are a U.S.-based, non-profit, tax-exempt user group, you may
- place shareware copies of our programs in your library without
- prior written permission, provided you obtain your copy from one of
- our upload locations (see below), and check regualrly to keep it up
- to date.
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- * If you are a vendor based outside the U.S., you must either be an
- ASP member, or you must obtain prior written permission from us
- before distributing our products.
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- * If you distribute our products, you MUST obtain your copy directly
- from one of our official upload locations: Our Compuserve forum,
- our web site or ftp site (both access the same physical set of
- files), or the Channel 1 BBS. Details on all locations are below.
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- * CD-ROM distribution is permitted but ONLY if you contact us for
- permission prior to starting distribution of any JP Software
- product via CD-ROM. You only need to contact us once for each
- product, not separately for each edition of your CD-ROM. We
- reserve the right to revoke permission for CD-ROM distribution at
- any time, and for any reason. If we do so you must cease
- distribution of our products on CD-ROM the next time your CD is
- remastered after we notify you of the revocation.
-
- * JP SOFTWARE DOES NOT PERMIT RETAIL RACK DISTRIBUTION OF OUR
- PRODUCTS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Please do not contact us for
- approval of rack distribution, as it will be denied. This applies
- even if you have distributed our products via rack or CD- ROM in
- the past.
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- Non-ASP vendors who wish to consider becoming ASP approved can obtain
- information from:
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- Association of Shareware Professionals
- 545 Grover Road
- Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
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- You can contact JP Software at any of the addresses below. The fastest
- methods are CompuServe, Internet, phone, or fax. Please mail any
- materials to us at the P.O. Box address.
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- CompuServe JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO JPSOFT
- or GO PCVENB); or CompuServe Mail to 75020,244 (sales /
- customer service), or 75300,1215 (technical support)
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- Internet sales@jpsoft.com (sales / customer service), or
- support@jpsoft.com (technical support)
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- WWW http://www.jpsoft.com/
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- FTP ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/jpsoft (product directories
- are below this main directory)
-
- BBS Channel 1 BBS, Cambridge, MA, 617-349-1300 for 28.8K,
- 617-354-3137 for 33.6 K. Join the "free files"
- conference (J FREE or J 5 at the main menu) for JP
- Software file downloads.
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- Voice *(617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
- Fax *(617) 646-0904
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- * This area code changes to (781) effective
- September 1, 1997
-
- US Mail JP Software
- P.O. Box 1470
- E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA
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