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\section{Software Policy}
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This is the new (6 July 1989) software policy for the \fido\<5C>
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package. Please read it carefully.
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First:
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Hobbyists run BBSs for their own personal reasons. Their BBS is <20>
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not associated with their employer or any business. How they run <20>
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their BBS is none of my business, ie. private, public, <20>
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subscription or chattel slavery.
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Commercial users are companies, corporations, proprietorships or <20>
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any other business entities that run a BBS, either publicly or<6F>
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privately, associated with their business. ``Non-profit'' and<6E>
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``not for profit'' organizations are included in this category.
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And here's the deal:
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{\bf Hobbyists and Individuals:} \fido\ is shareware; the latest <20>
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version of the software, minus documentation, can always be found <20>
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on the Fido Software BBS. There is no downloadable documentation. <20>
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(If you thought the version 11 docs were unwieldy\dots) You must <20>
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register the software for \$50; in return you will receive the <20>
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latest version on diskette plus printed and bound documentation. <20>
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If you later desire updates via diskette instead of download, <20>
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updates cost \$25 plus the original Fido Software diskette.
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{\bf Commercial Users:} \fido\ is a usual licensable product; the<68>
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license fee is \$175, as it has been for two years. You will <20>
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receive the latest software version, complete documentation, and <20>
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support via the Fido Software BBS and voice telephone. (This has <20>
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proved to be more than adequate for over two years.) Updates can <20>
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be obtained by downloading, or via diskette for \$25 plus the <20>
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original Fido Software diskette or proof of purchase.
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{\bf BBS System Operators:} Besides being a {\bf Hobbyist} as<61>
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defined above, you may have the software available for download,<2C>
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as you would any other program. Please keep READ.MEs and POLICY<43>
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files, along with the basic files as supplied by Fido Software,<2C>
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together as a unit to avoid confusion frustration for all of us.
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{\bf Shareware Distributors,} clubs, etc: Please order the<68>
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complete package as a {\bf Commercial User}; for small hobbyist<73>
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clubs, as a {\bf Hobbyist} or {\bf Individual}. This will assure<72>
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you the latest correct and complete version, and the manual will<6C>
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help your club members get things going easily. Such a deal.<2E>
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Look, I'm not getting rich off this (or even breaking even!) so<73>
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let's scratch each others backs, OK?
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Special arrangements can always be made on a case by case basis. <20>
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In all cases, bugs are fixed promptly, as they have been for five <20>
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years. This is basically the policy that was in force through <20>
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1987. It worked pretty well, there were very few problems, and <20>
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most of those were caused by my ambiguity.
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\bye
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