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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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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.
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.
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.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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Users of U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE 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 U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE."
U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE as a "shareware program" can be 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 U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE and continue to
use U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE after a reasonable trial period of 10 days, you
must make a registration payment of $40.00 to MADDEN SOFTWARE SERVICE. The $40
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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All users of U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE must register and pay for their
copies of U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE within 10 days of first use or their
license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting
MADDEN SOFTWARE SERVICE directly.
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Anyone distributing U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE for any kind of renumeration
must first contact MADDEN SOFTWARE SERVICE 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 U.S. MAIL
ON DISK SOFTWARE immediately. (However, MADDEN SOFTWARE SERVICE must still be
advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
version of U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of the Shareware Version of U.S. MAIL ON DISK
SOFTWARE along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to
register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
will receive a copy of the latest version of the U.S. MAIL ON DISK SOFTWARE
system and a valid Zone Chart for their mailing origination.
Madden Software Service
P.O. Box 647
73 Central Street
Hudson, MA 01749-0647
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