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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details -- some request registration while others
require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to
a specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether
it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting
your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And
because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has
the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product,
you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER AND LICENSE AGREEMENT
Users of Hi, Finance! must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"Hi, Finance! is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or
consequential, which may result from the use of Hi, Finance!.
Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be
thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it,
and the user assumes the entire risk of using the program."
Hi, Finance! is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products.
If you find this program useful and find that you are using
Hi, Finance! and continue to use Hi, Finance! after a reasonable
trial period, you must make a registration payment of $39.00
(plus $5.00 S&H per order) to Brightridge Solutions, Inc.
The $39.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on
any one computer at any one time.
You must treat this software just like a book. An example is
that this software may be used by any number of people and may
be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long
as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while
it's being used at another, just as a book cannot be read by two
different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of Hi, Finance! must register and pay for their
copies of Hi, Finance! within 30 days of first use or their
license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting Brightridge Solutions, Inc.
Anyone distributing Hi, Finance! for any kind of remuneration
must first contact Brightridge Solutions, Inc. at the address
below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically
granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to
its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors
may begin offering Hi, Finance! immediately (However Brightridge
Solutions, Inc. must still be advised so that the distributor
can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Hi, Finance!).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of Hi, Finance! along to your
friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will
receive a copy of the latest version of Hi, Finance!
Brightridge Solutions, Inc.
1534 Brighridge Drive
Kingsport, TN 37664
Phone (615) 246-3337
FAX (615) 246-6385
CompuServe 74676,235