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From: jdickson@jpl-mil.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Need contact in CBM Office
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Date: 25 Jul 90 17:34:03 GMT
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	I would like to learn more about ShareWare. I like to write software
for the Amiga and I believe in the idea of "test driving" software before
committing. Some additional things I wonder about...

	If a person likes your software, how likely is it that the person
	will send you the reasonable contribution you are asking?

	I can't afford full page spreads (or even half page) in various
	Amiga Magazines so how do I go about getting it out there?

	I presently copyright all my work. Does relinquishing it as 
	ShareWare compromise that?

	How likely is it that someone will disassemble the binary and figure
	out your trade secrets? 

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Jeff S. Dickson					jdickson@jpl-mil.jpl.nasa.gov