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BOOT.SYS VENDOR.DOC Version 1.42
BOOT.SYS(tm) and the accompanying programs and documentation are
Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991 Hans Salvisberg
All rights reserved
This file provides information for disk vendors; any person or
organization distributing software on disks (or through any other
medium, including electronic file transfer) for a fee will be
considered a disk vendor in this context. This explicitely
includes commercial user group libraries, but not public BBSes
and non-profit user groups (see SYSOP.DOC).
I would be pleased to work with you because you are an important
part of the shareware distribution system. However I require that
you obtain written permission from me before starting to distrib-
ute BOOT.SYS. Together with the permission you will get the cur-
rent version of BOOT.SYS and I will try to keep you up-to-date if
new versions are released.
To obtain this permission please send a copy of your standard
written materials (catalogs/flyers) which clearly explain the
shareware concept, the need for users to register the products
they use, and the fact that the price of your disks/service is a
copying fee only and does not constitute payment for the product.
If you carry both shareware and public domain software/freeware
then your materials must make a clear distinction between these
two categories. Only if these basic concepts are explicitely
stated in your written materials will I be confident that your
customers are fully informed about what they are paying for.
If/while you are an Approved Vendor of the Association of Share-
ware Professionals(R) (ASP) you have my permission to start dis-
tributing BOOT.SYS immediately. However I still require getting a
notification within four weeks stating the following:
- the fact that you are an Associate Member of the Association
of Shareware Professionals
- the date you started distributing BOOT.SYS
- the version of BOOT.SYS you are distributing and where you
got it from
If you send me a copy of your catalog, which includes BOOT.SYS, I
will automatically send you the next new version as soon as it
becomes available. Please refer to the file SYSOP.DOC for a sug-
gested wording for a catalog entry.
If you are not yet an ASP-approved vendor I strongly recommend
that you consider applying for ASP Associated Vendor Member. The
ASP vendor program reduces the workload for both authors and ven-
dors, and helps give customers confidence that reasonable stan-
dards are met in the distribution of shareware products. For more
information on the ASP vendor program, contact the ASP at:
Association of Shareware Professionals
Vendor Certification Committee
545 Grover Road
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
U. S. A.
The right to withhold or withdraw permission to distribute
BOOT.SYS from anyone at any time for any reason is explicitely
reserved.
I realize that this policy creates additional paperwork for both
you and me, but I believe that it is necessary to protect the
unsuspecting buyers from unscrupulous individuals and to ensure
the continued growth of the shareware market, and I am looking
forward to hearing from you.
Hans Salvisberg, Bellevuestr. 18, CH-3095 Berne, SWITZERLAND
CompuServe: 73237,3556
Internet: 73237.3556@compuserve.com
P.S. A short text describing BOOT.SYS can be found at the end of
the file SYSOP.DOC.