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From: jeremyr@cs.qmw.ac.uk (Jeremy Roussak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: re: Obligations
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Date: 30 Jan 91 10:11:36 GMT
Reply-To: jeremyr@cs.qmw.ac.uk (Jeremy Roussak)
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Some while ago, I posed a request for opinions on the
obligations of shareware writers to those who have paid the
shareware fee.  I'd like to thank all those who replied.

The general consensus of opinion was that the obligations are
those promised in the program or its documentation.  No
promises - no obligations.

Some other points raised were:

1.      You should reply promptly to email about the program

2.      You should try to keep registered users informed about
upgrades, but not if it means losing money (of particular
interest to me since transatlantic mail is relatively
expensive).

3.      You should fix bugs (obvious, really :-))

Jeremy Roussak