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- SUPER RETRISS PRO (c) Copyright 1993,94 Rogelio Bernal All Rights Reserved
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- This section is only for PD/Shareware distributors
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- SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS
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- Anyone wishing to charge people a fee for giving them a
- copy of Super Retriss Pro must have the written
- authorization of the author, without which, the
- distributor is guilty of copyright violation. To receive
- such authorization, send a letter requesting it (format
- described below), including name of the organization,
- your name and address, along with a copy of your software
- library's order form to:
-
- Rogelio Bernal
- 75 St.Alphonsus St. #1903
- Boston, MA 02120
- USA
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- After May, 1995, the address will be:
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- Rogelio Bernal
- Av. Alfonso X, Edf.Wellington, 2A
- Murcia 30008, SPAIN
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- Allow 1-3 weeks for response from the Boston address, and
- 1-2 months from Spain. I will answer as soon as possible,
- but in any case, the letter still has to travel once it
- gets to any of those addresses, before I can read it.
-
- Along with the requirements specified above, adjunct two
- copies of the following document:
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- TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION OF SUPER RETRISS PRO
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- 1) The fee charged may not exceed a reasonable amount, to
- cover costs for postage, diskette and other small charges. A
- net profit of 25% or more from sales of this software is NOT
- considered reasonable.
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- 2) The distributor's catalog or listing must CLEARLY state
- that this program is FREE and the user is only paying for
- the service provided of sending it to them, and NOT for the
- software itself.
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- 3) The author is not responsible of answering to problems
- or complaints. This software is free, and the author do not
- compromise to provide technical support of any kind for
- resolution. This does not mean that the author will NOT
- provide such support, but that support is not granted.
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- 4) The distributor is free to make as many copies of the
- software as he or she wants, for as long as they estimate
- the software is worth having, except as explained in clause
- 5 of this contract.
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- 5) The author reserves the rights to ask the distributor
- to stop including the game in the distributor's library and
- catalog, if the author considers any of the clauses in this
- contract is not being respected by the distributor.
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- 6) The distributor understands that the author owns the
- copyright of the software and that all rights are reserved.
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- In return for the right to charge a fee for the distribution
- of the program Super Retriss Pro, I agree to comply with all
- the terms of distribution and I am paying a fee of $40 US,
- as the author requests.
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- Your Signature/Date Author signature
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- Sign both copies and include $40 to cover the cost of
- processing the application and as a small symbolic
- amount, enough to invite me a pizza and not much more.
- You will be mailed back one of the copies of the
- contract, as confirmation that the application has been
- processed and the agreement made.
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- If you find this procedure rather annoying, I apologize
- but only those applications that adhere to the format
- specified here will be considered lawful. If you don't
- agree with these terms, DO NOT include Super Retriss Pro
- in your catalog.
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- WHY DO SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS HAVE TO PAY, IF THIS IS FREEWARE?
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- For me, the true freeware is meant to the users, who do
- not have to pay for the software. I release thousands of
- hours of my work for free TO THE USERS, so they can enjoy
- this game, without having to pay a penny for it.
-
- I understand that Shareware distributors do a great job
- spreading Shareware, and believe that Shareware authors
- should not charge (nor pay) to these fair companies (I
- exclude those companies who try to sell cheap software).
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- Both (authors and distributors) benefit from what the
- other does, and everyone is happy. However, freeware is
- free. Some distributors can (and in fact, do) price the
- freeware and earn good money from it. I think it is more
- than fair to ask Shareware distributors a small
- ridiculous (and rather symbolic) fee, if they are going
- to make something out of those hundreds of hours I spent
- developing the game.
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- If you, Shareware distributor, care about your customers,
- you should consider including this fine program in your
- catalog, as your customers will also benefit from the joy
- of knowing there is still good quality FREE software out
- there, and that it is available to them.
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- If, on the other hand, you decide not to include it
- because you refuse to pay such a ridiculous fee, I really
- don't lose anything, but your customers will.
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- _Rogelio Bernal_____________________________________________________________
- bernal@wit.edu