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SHAREWARE ETHICS:
The cheapest way to great software titles
Shareware is an great way of circulating software to
potential purchasers. It's an honor system that depends on
your sense of integrity.
Shareware developers use CD-ROMs such as MacHome’s to allow
you to try their products. You get to try out each program
on your own Mac so that you can determine if you want to
continue using it.
If you do decide to keep a shareware program and get some
real use out of it, then it's up to you to register with
the original distributor. This usually involves printing
out a form that came with the program and remitting a
modest fee; by cutting out the middle-men, prices are kept
affordable.
BUT: It only works if you play your part. If you do like a
program and decide to keep it, then register and pay the
fee. Your support is vital: If you like a product, your
registration fee will enable the designer not only to keep
on updating it and make it better, but also to create other
great, cheap software. You win all the way!
Pat St-Arnaud
CD Editor
<mailto:pat@machome.com>
Feel free to email me directly with your ideas
and suggestions regarding the MacHome CD!