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- OsoSoft Shareware Programs -- VENDOR INFORMATION
-
- Introduction
-
- The files in the OSOSOFT directory on this CD-ROM are the
- latest versions of several DOS and Windows 3.1 programs from
- OsoSoft. These files replace all previous versions of the same
- programs.
-
- Copyright Information
-
- All OsoSoft programs, shareware and freeware, are protected under
- the copyright laws of the United States and foreign countries. All
- rights are reserved to OsoSoft and George Campbell. Violations of
- copyright laws are investigated by the FBI. Distribution of
- OsoSoft products implies that you have read and agreed to the
- distribution terms described below. OsoSoft makes test orders from
- time to time to verify compliance with its distribution terms.
-
- Distributor Information and License Information
-
- The license information and distribution requirements in this
- document supercede all previous license statements. To continue
- to distribute OsoSoft products, you must adhere to the licensing
- and distribution requirements below.
-
- If you are a catalog-type mail order or BBS-type distributor of
- shareware software, you may distribute these programs as they
- are, without any changes other than expanding files contained
- in the ZIP archives. However, you have a responsibility to
- check from time to time, at a minimum interval of 6 months, for
- new versions of these programs, and to update your copies in a
- timely manner. OsoSoft will gladly send you a diskette
- containing the current versions on request, or you may download
- current versions from the OsoSoft BBS at the number listed
- below.
-
- You may not distribute any OsoSoft program as part of any
- commercial program or in conjunction with any collection of
- software of any kind without express written permission from
- OsoSoft. Special licenses are required for any bundling of
- OsoSoft products, whether freeware or shareware, with any other
- software or hardware. This does not prohibit including OsoSoft
- programs on individual disks containing other,
- clearly identified, shareware programs. However, it does
- prohibit including OsoSoft programs on multiple-diskette
- collections which include programs from other publishers, but sold
- at a single price.
-
- You must fully identify all OsoSoft programs in your advertising,
- by the program's full name and version, and indicate the
- registration fee in the program description. The word OsoSoft must
- appear in all program descriptions.
-
- Within 30 days of the reciept of this disk, you must replace all
- older versions of all programs contained on this disk. You may not
- distribute older versions of OsoSoft programs under any
- circumstances after that period. Please check your catalog for
- previous versions of these programs and replace them with the
- current version.
-
- Shareware Disclosure Required
-
- All advertising and packaging information including references to
- OsoSoft products must contain a statement explaining the shareware
- concept. Specifically, that statement must explain that shareware
- software MUST be registered by the user, after a trial period, by
- paying a registration fee, and that all monies paid for the
- shareware version are duplication and distribution charges only.
- The declaration specified by the Association of Shareware
- Professionals is a good model. All such statements must be
- clearly displayed in a position where they are likely to be read
- by potential customers.
-
- Retail Rack and CD-ROM Distribution
-
- If you distribute shareware in a retail setting in racks, store
- displays, vending machines, at computer fairs, or in any way
- other than normal BBS or catalog-based sales, you must contact
- OsoSoft for permission to distribute any OsoSoft program. Rack or
- retail-like sales require a special distribution license,
- normally requiring royalties paid to OsoSoft. If you distribute
- shareware on CD-ROM disks, you must also contact OsoSoft before
- including any OsoSoft shareware program on a CD-ROM disk.
- Normally, permission is granted, but current versions must be
- included and all old versions of any OsoSoft program removed from
- any CD-ROM disk containing OsoSoft products.
-
- VBRUN200.DLL
-
- All Windows 3.1 programs on this diskette require the
- VBRUN200.DLL library from Microsoft Visual Basic 2.0. That file
- is part of the distribution package for all OsoSoft programs for
- MicroSoft Windows. If you distribute these programs, you MUST
- make this file readily available to your customers, either on the
- diskette containing any OsoSoft program requiring that file, or
- in another way convenient to the end user. By convenient, OsoSoft
- means that no user should have to purchase another diskette to
- try any OsoSoft program.
-
- INSTALLATION FROM CD-ROM DISKETTE
-
- OsoSoft programs for Windows cannot be run from this CD-ROM
- disk, but must be installed on a hard disk using the
- instructions in each program's manual. Since each program
- writes data into its own directory, attempts to run the program
- from the CD-ROM disk will cause an error.
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
-
- You can find descriptions of major OsoSoft programs on this
- disk in the PROGINFO.TXT or PROGINFO.WRI files, and in the
- brochure enclosed. You may use these descriptions, editing them
- to the length required for your marketing efforts. However, you
- MUST include the word OsoSoft, the program name, version
- number, and system requirements information with all
- descriptions to avoid customer confusion.
-
- NOTE: You may NOT include the voice telephone number for OsoSoft
- in any materials used in your catalog or on disks containing
- shareware versions of OsoSoft programs. Voice support is
- available ONLY for REGISTERED users.
-
- Contacting OsoSoft
-
- You may contact OsoSoft at any of the following locations:
-
- OsoSoft
- 1472 Sixth Street
- Los Osos, CA 93402
- Voice: (805) 528-1759
- Fax: (805) 528-3074
- OsoSoft BBS: (805) 528-3753 300-14400 bps, 8/N/1
- CompuServe ID: 71571,222
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