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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. 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
Users of WinFOSSIL for Windows NT must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
WinFOSSIL for Windows NT 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 WinFOSSIL for Windows NT.
WinFOSSIL for Windows NT 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 WinFOSSIL for Windows NT and continue
to use WinFOSSIL for Windows NT after a reasonable trial period, you must
make a registration payment of $25 US funds to Woodruff Software Systems.
The 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.
Additional charges:
- 3.5" diskette with the latest version, US $5.00.
- International shipping, US $2.00 each diskette
- Washington state residents must add 8.2% sales tax.
Commercial users of WinFOSSIL for Windows NT must register and pay for
their copies of WinFOSSIL for Windows NT within 30 days of first use or
their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting Woodruff Software Systems.
Anyone distributing WinFOSSIL for Windows NT for any kind of remuneration
must first contact Woodruff Software Systems 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 WinFOSSIL
for Windows NT immediately (However Woodruff Software Systems must still
be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
version of WinFOSSIL for Windows NT).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of WinFOSSIL for Windows NT along to your
friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if
they find that they can use it.
Woodruff Software Systems
1020 SW 10th St.
North Bend, WA 98045
email: woodruff@halcyon.com
www: http://www.halcyon.com/woodruff/www
ftp: ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/local/woodruff