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- 4DOS Shareware Disk Vendor Documentation
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- Version 4.0 -- November 1, 1991
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- Copyright 1988 - 1991, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published
- by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
- 646-3975.
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- This file provides information for shareware disk vendors and user
- groups on the distribution of 4DOS.
-
- We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our product, as user
- groups and disk vendors are an important part of the shareware distribu-
- tion system.
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- We do require that you obtain written permission from us before placing
- 4DOS or any part of the 4DOS package in any shareware or other disk
- library, or distributing shareware copies for a fee in any way. However
- if you are a shareware disk vendor approved by the Association of Share-
- ware Professionals (ASP), or a non-profit, tax-exempt user group, you
- may place a shareware copy of 4DOS in your library without prior written
- permission, provided you notify us within 15 days of doing so; and for
- shareware disk vendors, provided your application has been fully ap-
- proved in writing by the ASP, and is not simply submitted or awaiting
- review.
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- If you are an ASP-approved vendor or non-profit user group and you
- prefer to carry only shareware obtained directly from the author, please
- write us and we will send you 4DOS on diskette at no charge. Please
- send us one copy of your catalog or other standard materials explaining
- shareware along with your notice that 4DOS has been placed in your
- library or your request for a copy of 4DOS. We would also appreciate
- being placed on your mailing list if possible.
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- If you aren't an approved ASP vendor or a non-profit user group, before
- we can send you a copy of 4DOS and give you permission to distribute it
- we need you to send us a copy of your standard written materials (cata-
- logs / flyers) which clearly explain the shareware concept, the REQUIRE-
- MENT that users register products they use, and the fact that the price
- of your disks is a copying fee only and does not constitute payment for
- the product. The material must also differentiate between shareware and
- public domain software.
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- We aren't concerned with what language you use or how concise or de-
- tailed the information is, but it must explain these basic concepts or
- we will not be confident that users are fully informed about what they
- are (and are not) purchasing.
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- It is not sufficient to state that you explain these issues to customers
- in person, it must be reflected in your written materials.
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- We strongly recommend that you consider becoming an ASP approved vendor
- if you have not already done so. The ASP vendor program reduces the
- workload for both authors and vendors, and helps give customers confi-
- dence that reasonable standards are met in the distribution of shareware
- products. You can obtain information on this program from:
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- Association of Shareware Professionals
- 545 Grover Road
- Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
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- We are sorry for any inconvenience this policy may cause you, but we
- have found it to be necessary due to widespread confusion in the
- marketplace and the occasionally troublesome practices of some vendors.
- We look forward to working with you in the future, and please feel free
- to contact us if you have any questions or comments on our product or
- our policies.
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- For information posting 4DOS on a BBS, see the file SYSOP.DOC, also
- included with 4DOS.
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- You can contact us at any of the addresses below. Please mail your
- materials to us at the P.O. Box address.
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- CompuServe JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO
- PCVENB), or CompuServe Mail to 75300,210
- Bix Bixmail to "trawson"
- BBS Channel 1, Boston, 617-354-8873
- InterLink via the 4DOS Conference
- PCRelay via the 4DOS Conference
- FidoNet via the 4DOS Conference
- SmartNet via the 4DOS Conference
- Voice (617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
- Fax (617) 646-0904
- MCI Mail "trawson" or 470-7811
- US Mail JP Software
- P.O. Box 1470
- E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA