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- The different licenses.
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- There are several ways of registrating the FEBBS-package. It is
- all depending on the environment where FEBBS will be running.
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- NON-commercial license
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- Regarding the time and effort that has been have put into this
- product, the NON-commercial registration is simple and rather cheap.
-
- Payment of the registration fee, entitles you to:
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- - The license for running ONE copy of the FEBBS-package on any
- computer in a NON-commercial environment. Although you must treat
- the FEBBS-Package like a book. That is, it can't be run on more than
- one CPU at a time.
-
- - A Serial number/Key file that makes your copy of FEBBS licensed
- to You. This serial number/key file can be used on subsequent
- releases for at least a year, Any copy can be used, also those
- obtained from shareware sources like a BBS.
-
- - The license for NON-commercial usage can not be used in any other
- environment than the NON-commercial environment itself. Upgrading
- to a commercial license or to a license for a closed BBS can be done
- by paying the difference in price between the current license and
- the new license;
-
- The license does NOT include any update service.
-
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- Closed BBS license
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- When you use the FEBBS-Package on a so called 'closed' BBS you
- must pay for a closed BBS license.
-
- The definition of a closed BBS is a BBS where the users must pay to
- the Sysop to get full access. Also a BBS with three (3) or more lines
- must pay a closed BBS License.
-
- Payment of the registration fee, entitles you to:
-
- - The license for running ONE copy of the FEBBS-package on any
- computer in a closed BBS environment. Although you must treat the
- FEBBS-Package like a book. That is, it can't be run on more than one
- CPU at a time.
-
- - A Serial number/key file that makes your copy of FEBBS licensed to
- you. This serial number/key file can be used on subsequent releases
- for at least a year, Any copy can be used, also those obtained from
- shareware sources like a BBS.
-
- - The license for closed BBS usage can not be used in any other
- environment than the closed BBS environment itself. Upgrading to a
- commercial license can be done by paying the difference in price
- between the current license and the new license.
-
- - One copy of the Febbs-Manual. Printed and Bound.
-
- The license does NOT include any update service.
-
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- Commercial license
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- When you use the FEBBS-Package in a commercial environment you must
- pay for commercial license use FEBBS. Any company registrating FEBBS
- is regarded as commercial. It doesn't matter if the company is not
- making any money from the usage. It is still being run from a
- commercial environment.
-
- Payment of the registration fee, entitles you to:
-
- - The license for running ONE copy of the FEBBS-package on any
- computer in a commercial environment. Although you must treat the
- FEBBS-Package like a book. That is, it can't be run on more than one
- CPU at a time.
-
- - A Serial number/key file that makes your copy of FEBBS licensed to
- you. This serial number/key file can be used on subsequent releases
- for at least a year, Any copy can be used, also those obtained from
- shareware sources like a BBS.
-
- - The license for commercial usage can be used in any other
- environment than the commercial environment. As long as the above is
- regarded and FEBBS is used like a book.
-
- - One copy of the Febbs-Manual. Printed and bound.
-
- The license does NOT include any update service.
-
- The license is NOT a Site license. Contact the author for information
- if you wish to enter a site license.
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- Upgrades
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- There is no need to pay any additional fees for this version. Although
- You might want to purchase a copy of the printed manual. Manuals are
- only available to registered users.
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- New versions
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- If you would like an upgrade of FEBBS sent to you when it is released
- you can enter the update service.
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- Paying the fee for update service entitles you to:
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- - Receiving new releases for the period of one year or 10 releases
- (which ever comes first) on floppy disk by first-class airmail.
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- The disk(s) will be mailed the same day as the new version is released.
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- Support
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- The FEBBS-Package has full support from its author. New versions are
- under constant development. And the author is always open to user
- input. So if you feel that something is missing or that something is
- "backwards" let me know and i'll have a look at it and maybe in some
- future version you'll find it implemented.
-
- As a registered user you are entitled to :
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- - Free support.
-
- - This support consists of answering questions and fixing any program
- errors the user submits to author in person. Only program errors
- that can be reproduced and that interfere with the intended use of
- the program as outlined in the documentation will be fixed. The
- author can ask you to give some special data to correct the problem
- and can ask you to check if you own a valid copy of the
- FEBBS-package.
-
- - The author may choose not to fix any problem that is related to
- hardware and/or software configurations that causes one or more of
- the programs in the FEBBS-package not to run correctly. If the
- author chooses to NOT correct such a problem you are NOT entitled to
- a refund of the license money.
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- Unregistered users will only receive support if we have the time. We
- do NOT guarantee that non-registered users will get any response from
- the author.
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