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4DOS Version 3.01 Disk Vendor Documentation, 5/22/90
Copyright 1989, 1990, J.P. Software. All Rights Reserved. Published
by J.P. Software, P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
646-3975.
This file provides information for disk vendors on the disribution of
4DOS.
Please note that our policy on distribution of 4DOS by disk vendors is
the same for both commercial vendors and non-profit user group
libraries.
As stated in the 4DOS license agreement, we require that you obtain
written permission from us before placing 4DOS or any part of the 4DOS
package in any user group or commercial library, unless you have
been approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals and
have notified us that you wish to distribute 4DOS. (See the
license agreement for more information).
We would be pleased to work with you in the distribution of our
product, as disk vendors are an important part of the shareware
distribution system. Once we give you permission to distribute 4DOS
we will send you a copy which is "branded" for your library (when the
user starts the program it will say "obtained from [your library
or company name]" in the signon message). We will also do our
best to keep you up to date with the latest version.
Before we can send you a copy of 4DOS and give you permission to
distribute it we require that you meet one of the following two
conditions:
(1) Send us a copy of your standard written materials (catalogs /
flyers) which clearly explain the shareware concept, the need for
users to register products they use, and the fact that the price of
your disks is a copying fee only and does not constitute payment for
the product. The material must also differentiate between shareware
and public domain software.
We aren't concerned with what language you use or how concise or
detailed the information is, but it must explain these basic
concepts or we will not be confident that users are fully informed
about what they are (and are not) purchasing.
It is not sufficient to state that you explain these issues to
customers in person, it must be reflected in your written materials.
(2) Become an Approved Vendor of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). For more information on the ASP vendor program,
contact the ASP at:
Association of Shareware Professionals
Vendor Certification Committee
P.O. Box 5786
Bellevue, WA 98006
We strongly recommend that you consider becoming an ASP approved
vendor if you have not already done so. The ASP vendor program
reduces the workload for both authors and vendors, and helps give
customers confidence that reasonable standards are met in the
distribution of shareware products.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this policy may cause you, but we
have found it to be necessary due to widespread confusion in the
marketplace and the occasionally troublesome practices of some vendors.
We look forward to working with you in the future, and please feel free
to contact us if you have any questions or comments on our product or
our policies.
You can contact us at any of the addresses below. Please mail
materials to us at the P.O. Box address.
CompuServe 75300,210
Bix trawson
Voice (617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
Fax (617) 646-0904
US Mail J.P. Software
P.O. Box 1470
E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA