File Buddy is shareware. Shareware is try-before-you-buy-software. It is not use-it-as-long-as-you-like-for-free software. That kind of software is called freeware. If you like it and use it, please register by paying $35.00 US. Make payment as described in the section How to Pay, later in this document.
Upgrading to v4.3 from a previously registered:
Use the following to determine the fee that is appropriate for you and make payment as described in the section How to Pay, later in this document.
Registered users of File Buddy 1.x $15
Registered users of File Buddy 2.x $10
Registered users of File Buddy 3.x $10
Establishing an upgrade policy for shareware is an interesting thing to try to do fairly. On the one hand, it would seem obviously fair to give a free upgrade to users that registered recently, and charge a small upgrade fee to users that registered not so recently since the users that registered a long time ago have had the benefit of the old version longer. But this is shareware. Both the user that registered today and the user that registered a year ago may have been using the product for the same length of time. Should not the user that registered the soonest after beginning to use the product be given the best break? In the end, there is no "fair" policy. Only an arbitrary one, and I made the easy decision.
Most users quickly see the value of File Buddy and have no problem with the price. For the benefit of those who feel differently, I offer the following thoughts.
Think of File Buddy as software. $35.00 is not a lot for good software. Think of shareware as an approach to distributing software that offers the following advantages over software that is distributed through traditional commercial channels:
It allows you to try fully functional versions before you buy.
New features requested by users are implemented and made available quickly.
New releases that incorporate new features and bug fixes are made available on a timely and regular basis.
It's environmentally friendly.
Better value.
In the final analysis, if you feel you don't get $35 worth from it, don't use it and don't pay.
How to Pay
Paying Me Directly
I prefer you register directly with me. To do so, send the registration form printed by File Buddy along with your check or cash to me at:
Laurence Harris
17 Old University Station Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1572
Using Kagi
If you prefer to use a credit card (VISA, MasterCard and American Express), you can use the Kagi registration system. You have two options:
You can register online at:
<http://order.kagi.com> Scroll down to Laurence Harris (File Buddy) and follow the link,
or go directly to File Buddy's registration page at:
<http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/register1.cgi?FB>.
Or, if you prefer to not register over the web, you can download the Kagi register application from my web site at:
Web: <http://www.skytag.com/>
FTP: <ftp://ftp.skytag.com/skytag.com/>.
Please do not send cash or check payments to Kagi.
If you use the application, be sure to get the latest version, which has been set up to register File Buddy 4. You can download it from the above site (65K). Send the form it generates together with your payment to:
Kagi Shareware
1442-A Walnut Street #392-FB
Berkeley, California, 94709-1405
USA
For credit card payments, send the form generated by the Register File Buddy application (not the one File Buddy generates to mail directly to me) via e-mail to <shareware@kagi.com> or by FAX to 1-510-652-6589. Note that this address is for registration only. All comments about File Buddy should be sent directly to me at <larry@skytag.com>.
If You Use Kagi:
Please include your postal address with the correct capitaliazation you would use for mailing. Sometimes the e-mail responses get bounced back and I have to mail a response via surface mail.
If you are upgrading, please include your old serial number as a comment so I can verify your old registration, especially if your address has changed since you registered.
Using CompuServe's SWREG
The SWREG ID for new File Buddy 4 registrations is 15655. Your CompuServe account will be billed $35.00.
The SWREG ID to upgrade to File Buddy 4 is 15655. Your CompuServe account will be billed $10.00 (the SWREG minimum).
Site licenses are available at the following rates per copy:
Quantity Total Fee
1 $35
2 $50
3 $75
4 $100
Unlimited $1000
For a site license of more than 4 copies, use the File Buddy Register program from Kagi to obtain the correct fee.
If you have a site license for a previous version of File Buddy, the upgrade is $5 a copy.
