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- A WORD ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS
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- ASP, the Association of Shareware Professionals, was formed in April
- 1987 to strengthen the future of shareware (user supported software) as
- an alternative to commercial software. Its members, all of whom are
- programmers who subscribe to a code of ethics or are non-programmers
- sincerely interested in the advancement of shareware, are committed to
- the concept of shareware as a method of marketing.
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- ASP's primary goals are:
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- o To inform users about shareware programs and about shareware as a
- method of distributing and marketing software;
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- o To encourage broader distribution of shareware through user groups
- and disk dealers who agree to identify and explain the nature of
- shareware;
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- o To assist members in marketing their software;
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- o To provide a forum through which ASP members may communicate, share
- ideas, and learn from each other; and
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- o To foster a high degree of professionalism among shareware authors
- by setting programming, marketing and support standards for ASP
- members to follow.
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- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
- works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
- with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
- help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
- an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members'
- products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road,
- Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe
- message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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