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- PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SHAREWARE LIBRARIES
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- Distributors of "public domain" or user-supported software libraries
- must obtain written permission to distribute copies of CATDISK. No
- one may use CATDISK as a promotion for any commercial venture or as
- an enticement for the user to pay for any program, product, or service
- unless they have received the express written permission of the
- program's author.
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- In order to distribute CATDISK, a dealer or disk vendor must comply
- with the following conditions:
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- (1) You must obtain written permission from Rick Hillier to
- distribute CATDISK. Please use the vendor application
- at the end of this document. If you receive no reply,
- write again: my silence does NOT constitute permission,
- and you may not distribute "pending" receipt of permission.
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- (2) A maximum disk fee as set by Rick Hillier in the vendor
- contract must not be exceeded. CATDISK may not be included
- on any disk sold for more than this maximum. Major CD-ROM
- or optical disk libraries are exempt from this restriction,
- provided that they have the author's permission to distribute
- CATDISK.
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- (3) Vendors may not modify or delete ANY files on the disk.
- Vendors may add a "GO" program, and/or a reasonable number
- of small text files designed to assist or provide a service
- to the user, but these added files must be easily identifiable
- and end-users must be allowed to delete the added files.
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- (4) Vendors must make a reasonable effort to distribute only the
- most recent versions of CATDISK. All vendors who have
- requested and received written permission to distribute
- CATDISK will receive new MAJOR releases as they are issued.
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- (5) All disk vendors must comply with any and all vendor
- guidelines and vendor requirements set forth by the
- Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP);
- for more information about ASP, contact Rick Hillier.
- Violation of any ASP guideline or requirement automatically
- revokes permission to distribute CATDISK.
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- Until formal requirements are adopted by the ASP, you must
- comply with the following guidelines: Vendors must make an
- attempt to educate users on the nature of Shareware.
- Catalogs, advertisements, order forms, and all disks sold
- should contain ASP-approved or recommended wording describing
- the nature of shareware, and should explicitly state that no
- part of disk sale revenues are paid to the programs' authors.
- When vendor catalogs or advertisements carry both Shareware
- and PD programs, the Shareware programs must be differentiated
- from the public domain programs in some way (in the
- description, with an asterisk, by listing the registration fee,
- etc.).
- CATDISK V6.35 VENDOR APPLICATION FORM
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- Company Name: _______________________________________________________________
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- Address: _______________________________________________________________
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- _______________________________________________________________
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- _______________________________________________________________
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- Phone: _______________________________________________________________
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- Contact: _______________________________________________________________
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- What price are you planning to charge for CATDISK? __________________________
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- Would you like to receive major upgrades as they become available? __________
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- I certify that the above named company is a legitimate shareware disk
- vendor, and that the above named company will adhere to the policies
- set forth in the "Public Domain and Shareware Libraries" section of the
- CATDISK User Manual.
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- Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________
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- NOTE TO ALL PROSPECTIVE DEALERS:
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- In order that I can verify that you are a legitimate shareware vendor,
- I request that you include a copy of your product catalog with this
- application, along with a blank diskette and mailer. Once you have
- been approved, you will receive written permission from myself to
- include CATDISK in your library for distribution. Additionally, you
- will receive your diskette back containing the latest CATDISK release.
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- I am also requesting that you send me revisions of your catalog as they
- are published. The main reason behind this is that a mailing list of
- active vendors will be maintained. My continued receipt of your
- catalog will both enable me to verify that you have the most recent
- CATDISK release (within reason), as well as know that your business is
- still active.
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- When major revisions are made to the program, I will send you the
- latest upgrade so that your library may be kept up to date.
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- Send this application to:
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- Rick Hillier
- 98 Toynbee Crescent
- Kitchener, ONTARIO
- Canada N2N 1R9
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