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- A short program description can be found in FILE_ID.DIZ, a longer description in
- *.DES. Information on running the DEMO/TUTORIAL file and new features list are
- in READ*.ME. Pricing information is in REGISTER.DOC
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- 2COL and JETCOL vendor policy:
-
- The shareware industry is going through a transition regarding payment of
- royalties for shareware. Since old versions of shareware programs do tend to
- "hang around" for long periods, I am adopting a flexible policy to try and
- remain current throughout this period.
-
- My basic policy regarding royalties is this: I want equal treatment with other
- authors.
-
- If you are a catalog or rack vendor or CD-ROM compiler and you are paying ANY
- other author a royalty for distributing their shareware, I require a royalty
- equal to the highest royalty you pay for a given distribution medium but not to
- exceed 8 cents per program copy distributed. In other words if the highest you
- are paying another author is 2 cents, I want 2 cents per copy. If you are paying
- some authors 10 cents per copy I require 8 cents per copy. It is a simple as
- that. If your royalties are different for different media, use the royalty
- appropriate to that medium.
-
- If you are not currently paying any royalties to anybody, you don't owe me any
- royalties. Royalties would begin accruing to me only if you begin paying
- someone else.
-
- Royalties need not be distributed to me until at least $25 worth have
- accumulated.
-
- Anybody distributing 2COL or JETCOL must make clear that they are only charging
- for program distribution and are not selling the program itself. If you wish to
- charge more than $10 to distribute a disk containing my program, you must
- contact me first for my permission. If you are a CD-ROM distributor, you may
- charge up to $40 for a disk containing more than 100 programs without my
- permission. You may not modify or delete any files in this archive. You may
- de-archive or re-archive these files.
-
- I will be willing to entertain offers regarding marketing my shareware in
- preregistered form and would be willing to discuss modifications of the terms
- described above. You may contact me at the address below.
-
- If you are a catalog or rack vendor or a CD-ROM compiler, I would appreciate,
- but do not require, that you notify me when you begin distributing my products
- in order to keep you updated with the latest versions. I would also appreciate
- (but do not require) receiving a catalog or sample of your distribution package
- so that I can advise you of any inaccuracies in your documentation.
-
- My policy is subject to change without notice but an individual vendor would not
- be affected until explcitly notified either directly by me or by reading an
- updated version of this VENDOR.DOC. If a vendor violates any of the above terms
- I will require a royalty of $1 for every copy of 2COL or JETCOL distributed in
- non-compliance of my terms as described above.
-
- Tony Caine
- ARCaine Technology
- 960 Neilson St
- Albany, CA 94706
- (510) 527-9859
- 3/25/93
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