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- ABOUT THIS FILE
-
- This file contains a very short desciription of the MetaEdit
- program, and the conditions for its use and distribtion.
-
- ABOUT METAEDIT
-
- MetaEdit is a multi-method CASE-tool which comes in three versions.
- This is the standard version, distributed as shareware. Please
- see the file USERMAN.WRI for more information on the other versions.
- MetaEdit requires MS-Windows 3.x in Standard or Enhanced mode to
- run. Use MS-Write to read the rest of the documentation. Installation
- is explained in USERMAN.WRI. For registration and the benefits of
- registering MetaEdit, please see REGISTER.WRI.
-
- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-
- 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 within a certain 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
-
- Users of MetaEdit must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "MetaEdit 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 MetaEdit."
-
- MetaEdit 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 MetaEdit and continue to use
- MetaEdit after a reasonable trial period, you must make a
- registration payment of $75 (US) to MetaCase Consulting. The $75
- 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 is being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
- same time.
-
- Commercial users of MetaEdit must register and pay for their
- copies of MetaEdit within 30 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn. Site license arrangements may be made by contacting
- MetaCase Consulting at the address below.
-
- DISTRIBUTION
-
- Anyone distributing MetaEdit for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact MetaCase Consulting 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
- MetaEdit immediately. (However, MetaCase Consulting must still be
- notified so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the
- latestversion of MetaEdit).
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of MetaEdit 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 MetaEdit
- system.
-
- Notice that the copy of MetaEdit can only be distributed as a whole,
- i.e. all files included in the compressed file must remain in the
- package. See the file "CONTENTS.LST" for the files in the package.
-
- MetaCase Consulting Oy
- P.O.Box 449
- SF-40101 Jyvaskyla
- FINLAND
-
- FAX +358 41 650 400 or +358 41 650 120
- TEL +358 41 650 400
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