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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 For Windows.
- No one may use Catdisk For Windows 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, Rick Hillier.
-
- In order to distribute CATDISK For Windows, a dealer or disk vendor must
- comply with the following conditions:
-
- (1) You must obtain written permission from us in order to distribute
- CATDISK For Windows. Please use the vendor application at the end
- of this document. If you receive no reply, write again: our
- silence may be due to a lost application in the mail and does NOT
- constitute permission. You may not distribute "pending" receipt of
- permission.
-
- (2) A maximum disk fee as indicated on the attached application form (if
- accepted) must not be exceeded. CATDISK For Windows 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 our permission to distribute CATDISK.
-
- (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.
-
- (4) Vendors must make a reasonable effort to distribute only the most
- recent versions of CATDISK For Windows. All vendors who have
- requested and received written permission to distribute CATDISK For
- Windows will receive new MAJOR releases as they are issued.
-
- (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 us.
- Violation of any ASP guideline or requirement automatically revokes
- permission to distribute CATDISK.
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- At minimum, 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.).
-
- To make it easier for our customers outside of Canada and the USA to register,
- we are always looking for new registration agents for our products. There are
- several available methods by which registration transactions may be made.
-
- If you're interested, answer YES to the appropriate question below. If you're
- accepted, we will send you a contract detailing the various methods available.
- Once the signed contract has been returned to us, we will add your company
- information to CATDISK's "Authorized Vendors" screen and send you a written
- authorization to be able to accept registrations on our behalf.
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- CATDISK For Windows 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? __________
-
- If located outside Canada and the US, are you interested
- in becoming a registration agent for us? __________
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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.
-
-
- Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________
-
- NOTE TO ALL PROSPECTIVE DEALERS:
-
- In order that we can verify that you are a legitimate shareware vendor,
- we request that you include a copy of your product catalog with this
- application. Once you have been approved, you will receive written
- permission to include CATDISK in your library for distribution, along with
- the current release on disk.
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- When we make major revisions to CATDISK, you will automatically be sent a
- copy in order to keep your library up to date.
-
- We also request that you put us on your mailing list so that we will
- regularly receive your catalogs as they are published. The main reason
- for this is that a mailing list of active vendors will be maintained.
- Our continued receipt of your catalog will indicate the continued viability
- of your company and will allow us to verify that you have the most recent
- CATDISK release (within reason).
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- Any companies from which we do not receive any sort of correspondence (i.e.
- a catalog or whatever) over a six month period will be considered "dead" and
- will be removed from the CATDISK vendor list.
-
- Send this application to:
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- Rick Hillier
- 98 Toynbee Crescent
- Kitchener, ONTARIO
- Canada N2N 1R9
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