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JP Software
4OS2 Shareware Disk Vendor Documentation
Version 1.11 -- March 8, 1993
[Copyright 1992 - 1993, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Pub-
lished by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA,
(617) 646-3975. 4OS2, 4OS2/16, and 4OS2/32 are trademarks and 4DOS is a
registered trademark of JP Software Inc. OS/2 is a trademark of IBM
Corporation. Other product and company names are trademarks of their
respective owners.]
This file provides information for shareware disk vendors and user
groups on the distribution of 4OS2.
We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our product, as user
groups and disk vendors are an important part of the shareware distribu-
tion system.
We do require that you obtain written permission from us before placing
4OS2 or any part of the 4OS2 package in any shareware or other disk
library, or distributing shareware copies for a fee in any way. However
if you are a shareware disk vendor approved by the Association of Share-
ware Professionals (ASP), or a non-profit, tax-exempt user group, you
may place a shareware copy of 4OS2 in your library without prior written
permission, provided you obtain a diskette copy from another vendor (not
a downloaded copy), and notify us within 15 days of doing so; and for
shareware disk vendors, provided your application has been fully ap-
proved in writing by the ASP, and is not simply submitted or awaiting
review.
If you are an ASP-approved vendor or non-profit user group and you
prefer to carry only shareware obtained directly from the author, please
write us and we will send you 4OS2 on diskette at no charge. Please
send us one copy of your catalog or other standard materials explaining
shareware along with your notice that 4OS2 has been placed in your
library or your request for a copy of 4OS2. We would also appreciate
being placed on your mailing list if possible. If you already have a
copy of our 4DOS product in your library you do not need to request a
copy of 4OS2 -- a copy or a request card for a copy will be sent to you
automatically.
If you aren't an approved ASP vendor or a non-profit user group, before
we can send you a copy of 4OS2 and give you permission to distribute it
we need you to send us a copy of your standard written materials (cata-
logs / flyers) which clearly explain the shareware concept, the REQUIRE-
MENT that users register products they use, and the fact that the price
of your disks is a copying fee only and does not constitute payment for
the product. The material must also differentiate between shareware and
public domain software.
We aren't concerned with what language you use or how concise or de-
tailed the information is, but it must explain these basic concepts or
we will not be confident that users are fully informed about what they
are (and are not) purchasing.
It is not sufficient to state that you explain these issues to customers
in person, it must be reflected in your written materials.
We strongly recommend that you consider becoming an ASP approved vendor
if you have not already done so. The ASP vendor program reduces the
workload for both authors and vendors, and helps give customers confi-
dence that reasonable standards are met in the distribution of shareware
products. You can obtain information on this program from:
Association of Shareware Professionals
545 Grover Road
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
We are sorry for any inconvenience this policy may cause you, but we
have found it to be necessary due to widespread confusion in the
marketplace and the occasionally troublesome practices of some vendors.
We look forward to working with you in the future, and please feel free
to contact us if you have any questions or comments on our product or
our policies.
For information posting 4OS2 on a BBS, see the file SYSOP.DOC, also
included with 4OS2.
You can contact JP Software at any of the addresses below. The fastest
methods are CompuServe, Internet, phone, or fax. Please mail your
materials to us at the P.O. Box address.
CompuServe JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO JPSOFT
or GO PCVENB); or CompuServe Mail to 75020,244 (sales /
customer service), or 75300,1215 (technical support)
Internet 75020.244@compuserve.com (customer service), or
75300.1215@compuserve.com (technical support)
BBS Channel 1, Boston, 617-354-8873. User discussions and
limited direct technical support are available via 4DOS
conferences on the PC Relay, ILink, SmartNet, and
FidoNet networks. The sales and customer service staff
is not available directly via BBS.
Voice (617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
Fax (617) 646-0904
MCI Mail 470-7811
US Mail JP Software
P.O. Box 1470
E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA