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- Short: Standard Copyright Note in 3 languages
- Type: docs/misc
- Status: Freeware
- Author: Dietmar Knoll and Waldemar Zurowski
- Uploader: knoll@namu01.gwdg.de (Dietmar Knoll)
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- / // / * Standard Amiga FD-Software * / // /
- / // / * Copyright Note (TM) * / // /
- / // / *====================================* / // /
- __ __ / // / * * __ __ / // /
- \ \\ \/ // / * Version 1 - README! * \ \\ \/ // /
- \ \\/ // / * 18-Dec-1994 * \ \\/ // /
- \ / // / * * \ / // /
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- This Standard Copyright Note for Free Distributable Amiga Software
- was inspired by the Standardized Amiga Shareware Group (SASG) and by
- the "GNU Public Licence" (created by the Free Software Foundation).
- The SASG and the FSF have NOTHING to do with this document!!
-
- These existing initiatives have limitations which prevent them of
- becoming an "over all" standard:
-
- - The "GNU Public Licence" is only for software placed in the "Public
- Domain" and every developer has to include the source code of the
- programs or (s)he has to make the sources available otherwise.
-
- - The SASG is a group of developers who want to improve the image and
- success of the concept of Shareware. For this aim they set some
- standards for the products becoming "SASG" products.
-
- The "AFD-COPYRIGHT"(TM) is for all kinds of FD-Software the developers
- want to keep the copyright of - from Freeware to Shareware!!!
-
- The concept of a "Standard-Licence" like this one has several advantages:
-
- - You as a developer don't have to think about copyright stuff yourself.
- - The users of your product have to read it only if they haven't done
- so before.
- - This document is available in several languages via Aminet. So you can
- be sure that the users have read it at least once and did understand it.
- This is also a first step to "localize" software.
- (The number in the name of this archive corresponds to the number of
- languages available in this release.)
-
- Some of the ideas were inspired by Osma Ahvenlampi (Paragraphs 2, 3 and 5b).
-
- If you want to include "AFD-COPYRIGHT"(TM) in your own Amiga(TM) FD-Software
- package you have to follow the rules stated in "AFD-COPYRIGHT"(TM), chapter 5
- "DEVELOPERS INFORMATION". Thank you very much for your support.
-
-
- COPYRIGHT & DISTRIBUTION
- ========================
-
- This software is subject to the "Standard Amiga FD-Software Copyright Note"
- It is FREEWARE as defined in paragraph 4a. I hope you like it.
- For more information please read "AFD-COPYRIGHT" (Version 1 or higher).
-
-
- HISTORY/RELEASE NOTES
- =====================
-
- The translators of "AFD-COPYRIGHT" and their addresses are stated in
- the corresponding files. The translations are © by the translators:
-
- Release 1.03 (18.12.1994)
- -------------------------
- AFD-COPYRIGHT (TM) was written by Dietmar Knoll. (© 10.12.1994)
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.de (German) was translated by Dietmar Knoll. (© 12.12.1994)
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.pl (Polish) was translated by Waldemar Zurowski (© 15.12.1994)
-
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.dk (Danish) is currently under construction!!!
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.fi (Finnish) is currently under construction???
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.fr (French) is currently under construction!!!
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.it (Italian) is currently under construction!!!
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.nl (Dutch) is currently under construction!!!
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.no (Norwegian) is currently under construction!!!
- AFD-COPYRIGHT.se (Swedish) is currently under construction???
-
- Special thanks to all the translators for their efforts and support!
- Very special thanks to Osma Ahvenlampi, Finland, for the inspirations!
-
- ADDRESS
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-
- I would like to hear from any developer using this "Copyright Note". Please
- drop me a short note...
-
- If you can translate "AFD-COPYRIGHT"(TM) to a language not on the above list,
- or if you have any comments, hints or questions or some requests for the next
- version, please write to the following addresses:
-
- Dietmar Knoll InterNet-Email: To: knoll@namu01.gwdg.de
- Iltisweg 6 Subject: AFD
- D-37081 Goettingen
- GERMANY/EUROPE My WWW-Homepage: http://namu19.gwdg.de/knoll
-