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- CONTENT LABEL RATING
-
- WHAT IT IS: Content Label Rating (CLR) is a system for labeling software
- and packaging to indicate contents such as violence or sexual material
- which may be of special concern to parents or other consumers prior to
- purchase.
-
- PURPOSE: To provide software authors and publishers with a simple,
- inexpensive method of labeling or rating their products for sale or
- distribution in retail stores or other environments where such labeling may
- be needed or required.
-
- WHO MAY USE IT: Anyone who writes or publishes software.
-
- WHAT IS INCLUDED:
-
- FILE NAME PURPOSE
-
- CLR256.BMP 256-color bitmapped logo
- CLR16.BMP 16-color bitmapped logo
- CLRASC1.ASC ASCII logo with high-ASCII characters
- CLRASC1.ASC ASCII logo without high-ASCII characters
- CLR.TXT Instructions for Use (this file)
- CLSAMPLE.BMP 16-color bitmapped examples
- VENDOR.DOC Information for vendors, sysops, etc.
- FILE_ID.DIZ BBS information file
- VENDINFO.DIZ Complete distribution information
- UPDATE.TXT Product update information
-
- HOW TO USE CLR:
-
- Study the Adjective and Adverb lists (below). Select one or more adjectives
- which best describe your product. If appropriate, precede each adjective
- with a suitable adverb. Remember, you can use as many or as few adjectives
- as you like. Each adjective may stand alone or may be preceded by one
- adverb.
-
- Select the logo format(s) which can best be used with your product,
- documentation, or packaging. If necessary, convert BMP files to a different
- graphics format.
-
- Using a suitable graphics tool or text editor, add the adjective(s) you
- have chosen to the logo(s).
-
- Incorporate the completed logo into your software, documentation, or
- package design.
-
- In situations where none of the logos can be used, use the abbreviation CLR
- and a colon, followed by your adjective(s).
-
- DOs AND DON'Ts
-
- YOU MAY:
-
- * Convert the BMP files to some other graphics form (PCX, WPG, etc.)
- * Make the logo larger or smaller to accommodate your adjective list
- * Make the logo larger or smaller to fit your product
- * Use as many adjectives as you need to describe your product, using
- your own judgment
- * Include the logo in your EXE file, data files, documentation, printed
- manual, advertising or packaging
- * Use any font you like for your adjective list
-
- YOU MAY NOT:
-
- * Change the design elements of the logo: Do not change the shape except
- to lengthen or shorten it vertically to accommodate your adjective list.
- You may widen the ASCII-format logos if necessary to accommodate the
- adjectives. Do not change the border design. Do not change the colors,
- except that you may convert to gray scale if necessary for your
- application. Do not change the font used in the phrase Content Label
- Rating
- * Change or add adjectives or adverbs: Make sure you use only adjectives
- and adverbs from the lists provided with CLR. Do not use more than one
- adverb with a single adjective.
-
-
- ADJECTIVE LIST ADVERB LIST
-
- Adult-Oriented Completely
- Artistic Extremely
- Business-Oriented Mildly
- Cheap Not
- Crude Occasionally
- Disgusting Partly
- Educational Slightly
- Explicit Somewhat
- Family-Oriented Very
- Home-Oriented
- Humorous
- Inoffensive
- Intellectual
- Noisy
- Obscene
- Overpriced
- Perverted
- Scary
- Sexual
- Unrated
- Unusual
- Useless
- Violent
- Vulgar
- Wholesome
-
- EXAMPLES USING ASCII LOGOS
-
- For examples using graphics logos, see the file CLSAMPLE.BMP.
-
- The following examples use the logo file CLRASC2.ASC.
-
- ______________________ ______________________
- |Content Label Rating| |Content Label Rating|
- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
- | This Software Is | | This Software Is |
- | Very Disgusting | | Not Violent |
- | Humorous | |____________________|
- | Occasionally Sexual|
- |____________________|
-
- ______________________ ______________________
- |Content Label Rating| |Content Label Rating|
- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
- | This Software Is | | This Software Is |
- | | | Unrated |
- | Violent | |____________________|
- | Vulgar |
- | Noisy |
- |____________________|
-
- IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
-
- CONTENT LABEL RATING (CLR) is copyrighted software. It is not, and never
- has been, in the public domain. The copyright holder grants you permission
- to use and copy CLR subject to the terms and conditions outlined in this
- document and in the file VENDINFO.DIZ. If you are unwilling or unable to
- comply with these terms, do not use or copy CLR.
-
- You may use CLR for the purpose of labeling or rating software products as
- long as you follow the instructions contained in this document.
-
- You may make copies of CLR for your own use or for others to use, as long
- as you do not charge a fee or consideration of any kind, and do not provide
- CLR as part of any kind of commercial venture. If you charge any kind of
- fee in exchange for providing copies of CLR, or if you include it with
- other products or services for which any fee is charged, you are considered
- a disk vendor and must comply with the simple terms outlined in the
- VENDINFO.DIZ file.
-
- All distributed copies of CLR must include all files originally included by
- the copyright holder, unchanged.
-
- LIMITED WARRANTY:
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION ONLY, ON AN "AS
- IS" BASIS. R.K. WEST CONSULTING DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING
- TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER R.K. WEST CONSULTING NOR ANYONE ELSE
- WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF
- THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
- INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH
- SOFTWARE, EVEN IF R.K. WEST CONSULTING HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE
- BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
-
- This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California
- and shall inure to the benefit of R.K. West Consulting and any
- successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding
- brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to
- this agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of
- competent jurisdiction located in Los Angeles County, California. The
- parties hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts.
-
- CONTACTING US:
-
- On CompuServe: R.K. West offers support for all our products, quickly and
- easily, in the PC Vendor K Forum on CompuServe. Just type GO RKWEST at any
- CompuServe prompt. We are in Section 9. Through our support area we offer
- direct support on our public message board, live conferencing, and the
- latest R.K. West files, updates and bulletins for downloading from our
- library. We're at your fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
-
- By Email: 74774.403@compuserve.com
-
- By Mail: R.K. West Consulting
- PO Box 8059
- Mission Hills CA 91346
- USA
-
- Visit our WWW home page at http://members.aol.com/rkwest
-
- ~~~EOF CLR.TXT