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GFile revision 2.0A - Copyright 1993, Galen J. Bunnell
Note to Registered GFile revision 2.0 users
===========================================
If you are a registered user of GFile 2.0, you are entitled to use 2.0A without
additional registration fees or requirements.
License Information
===================
The user of this program, by the action of using the program, agrees to
the license and warranty terms below.
GFile is NOT public domain software, nor is it free. It is a
commercial software product, distributed using the 'Shareware'
concept. Under this concept, you are allowed to use GFile for
a period of 30 days to determine if it is useful to you. After
this initial trial period, if you wish to continue to use GFile,
you must register it by sending $20 US (cash, check, or money order)
to:
Galen J. Bunnell
P.O. Box 295
West Warren, MA (,USA) 01092-0295
Registrations are not transferable. Registration confers the right of an
individual to use GFile revision 2.0 on any computer system.
Businesses/organizations/institutions, please see the special note below.
Please be sure to enclose your name and mailing address on a separate
sheet. Do NOT count on the return address on the envelope being readable.
Upon receipt of your registration, you will be sent a letter confirming
your registration. You will also be sent letters informing you of future
revisions/updates of GFile.
Registration does not constitute ownership of GFile or any associated files.
No component of GFile may be modified, renamed, disassembled, or otherwise
reverse-engineered, except as described in the program documentation.
Limited Warranty
=================
Although all efforts are made to insure proper operation of this program,
I cannot guarantee it will perform correctly on all systems under all
possible configurations. Therefore, before using GFile (or any new program),
back up your system completely and perform rigorous testing before relying
on GFile for critical operations. The author is not responsible for any
damage, loss, or problems caused directly or indirectly from the use of
GFile or any associated files. The liability of the author for the program
not operating as desired or expected shall be limited to the registration
fee paid for use of the program.
Distribution
============
Anyone, registered or not, is encouraged to distribute GFile. However,
any distribution of GFile must conform to the following restrictions:
1. All files (as listed below) that make up the GFile product must
be distributed as a single entity, and they may not be changed
or modified (archival/compression techniques excepted) from
their original form. If installed on a computer system, all files
that make up the GFile product must be present and must be in the
same directory.
2. Any commercial distribution of GFile must explicitly state in
advertisements, catalogs, accompanying files, and any other
promotional literature that buying the distribution does NOT
confer the right to use GFile for other than the initial 30 day
trial period, and that further use requires registration. Also,
the distributor may not claim authorship or ownership of GFile.
3. Commercial distributors, and bulletin boards may bundle GFile
with other files containing promotional or instructional
information so long as the restrictions of item 2 above are
honored. However, GFile may not be bundled with other programs
without the express written permission of the author.
The following files make up GFile. If the distribution you received does not
contain all of them, it is an invalid distribution.
gfile.exe - The program file
gfiledll.dll - A dynamic link library required to run gfile.exe
gfilecmd.pif - A PIF used to implement the command line
operations. See the appropriate Help entry
(Launching Applications/Launching from the Command
Line) for details.
gfile.hlp - GFile Help file
gfile.wri - The program user documentation file. Consists of a
modified version of the Help file
instalme.txt - Instructions on how to install/remove GFile
readme.1st - This file
technote.txt - Revision history, corrections/warnings, any other
information concerning GFile that you should be
aware of but which doesn't 'fit' into any of the
other documentation files.
Special Registration Note for Businesses/Organizations/Institutions
===================================================================
Rather than register GFile for individuals, you may wish/need to register
based on the number of users of GFile. To do so:
Determine the number of people within your organization that
will be running GFile concurrently.
============
Submit registration fees for the determined number of users.
Note that registration is based on usage - not the number of copies
of GFile. In particular, if 10 (for example) users share a single
networked copy of GFile, the correct registration fee is 10 * $20 or
$200 - the same as if there were individual copies of GFile on each
system. However, also note that if 5 of the individuals worked days
and the other 5 nights, and there were never more than 5 instances
of GFile running at once, the correct registration fee would be
5 * $20 or $100.
Be sure to identify a single person, title, or office to which any
technical correspondence should be directed.
Submitting bug reports/suggestions for improvement
==================================================
All users of GFile are encouraged to submit bug (program trouble) reports.
Please provide as detailed a description of the error as possible. If the
error is consistently reproduceable, please describe the steps needed to
reproduce the error. Include as detailed a description of the hardware and
software that make up the system as possible, including a listing of system
files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, system.ini). Any information that
will help me reproduce the problem will result in quicker correction.
Suggestions for improving GFile are always welcome. However, the order in
which they are implemented is:
1. Suggestions from Registered Users/Sites
2. Suggestions from Registered Users/Sites
3. Suggestions from Registered Users/Sites
4. Suggestions from beta testers
5. Chief programmer's (my) ideas
6. Suggestions from unregistered sources
If you deduce from this that registering is a good way to influence the
future direction of GFile - You're correct. If you suspect that the Chief
Programmer always has more ideas than time to implement them, and that
suggestions received only from unregistered sources are rarely implemented -
You're correct again.
Please submit bug reports or suggestions for improvement to the same address
as listed for registration. Thank you.