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- WSS Division of DDC is proud to announce that your author, Robert
- W. Babcock, is now a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals. What does this mean to you? It means that we
- subscribe to a code of standards for program quality, user
- support and payment policy, and we will not release crippled
- versions of our software.
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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
- or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
- 70007,3536.
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- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
- registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
- using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
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- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
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- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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- Users of Wssindex must accept the following disclaimers of
- warranty:
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- Unregistered versions of Wssindex are supplied as-is. The
- author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
- including, without limitation, the warranties of
- merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author
- assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential,
- which may result from the use of unregistered versions of
- Wssindex.
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- Registered versions of Wssindex are warranted to perform
- substantially as documented for a period of 90 days from
- your date of receipt. The media on which either the
- complete or evaluation version of this software is provided
- is warranted to be readable for 30 days. All other warran-
- ties relating to this software, whether expressed or
- implied, are disclaimed. Determination of the suitability
- of this software for a particular purpose is the respon-
- sibility of the user. In no event shall WSS Division of DDC
- or Robert W. Babcock be liable for damages exceeding the
- price paid to license this software.
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- Wssindex is a "shareware program" and a fully functional and
- documented version (but with an opening commercial screen) is
- provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to
- share it with your friends, but please do not give it away
- altered or as part of another system. The essence of
- "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users
- with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide an
- incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.
- If you find Wssindex useful, and if you continue to use Wssindex
- after a 60 day trial period, you must make a registration payment
- to WSS Division of DDC. The registration fee to license one copy
- for use on any one computer at any one time is $37.50 in the US
- or Canada, $39.50 elsewhere. ($35 is the actual registration
- fee, the balance is postage and handling.) You must treat this
- software just like a book. An example is that this software may
- be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one
- computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility
- of it being used at one location while it's being used at
- another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons
- at the same time.
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- Commercial users of Wssindex must register and pay for their
- copies of Wssindex within 60 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn. A site license fee schedule is included in the
- main documentation file.
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- Anyone distributing Wssindex for any kind of remuneration is
- requested to contact WSS Division of DDC at the address below so
- that we can send you a copy of the latest release.
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- You are encouraged to pass a copy of Wssindex along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
- copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
- will receive a copy of the latest version of the Wssindex system.
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- SUPPORT POLICY
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- When you register Wssindex or Wssindex/Extended, you are also
- purchasing a guarantee that software support will be available
- for a minimum of 90 days. And you are purchasing a license to
- use all future releases. (Wssindex has been on the market since
- 1985.) With a paid registration, you receive a copy of the
- program without a "registration reminder screen", and you receive
- a personal password which will disable this screen in future
- releases obtained through other sources. Registrants may also
- download upgrades from the WSS/DDC Tech Support BBS.
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- If you need support, you may contact us by mail, phone or email
- at:
- Robert W. Babcock
- WSS Division of DDC
- 4 Reeves Road
- Bedford, MA 01730
- USA
- Phone: 617-275-1183 or 9104
- Support BBS: 617-275-5834
- Email addresses:
- BIX: rbabcock
- BitNet: babcock@cfa
- Internet: babcock@cfa.harvard.edu
- Compuserve: >INTERNET:babcock@cfa.harvard.edu
- (babcock@cfa... goes to a server machine which forwards mail
- to my current address. Mail I send out may have a return
- address which is only valid for a limited time.)
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- The 1183 phone number has an answering machine attached, the 9104
- number does not. If you leave a telephone message, please
- indicate what time zone you are calling from and when you will be
- available to accept a return call.
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- Support services included in the purchase price include
- Download access to BBS for current, registered files
- Answering questions
- Fixing serious bugs
- Repairing damaged databases (when possible)
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- We have never charged a fee for answering questions or database
- repair. If a software upgrade is needed to solve a serious
- problem, it will be provided for free at least during the 90 day
- guaranteed support period. Fixes for minor problems, or any
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- problems after 90 days, are subject to normal upgrade prices (see
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- Upgrade pricing is based on how the version number has changed.
- If only the hundredths digit has changed, such as 5.10 to 5.13,
- the upgrade may be obtained for only a postage fee ($2.50 US and
- Canada, $4.50 elsewhere). If other digits of the version number
- have changed, it indicates that the release includes significant
- enhancements rather than just bug fixes. In this case the
- upgrade cost is $5 plus postage.
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