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From: ggray@wpi.wpi.edu (Gary Gray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.dcom.lans,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SHAREWARE on Networks
Message-ID: <2203@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 4 May 89 15:35:40 GMT
References: <48@massey.ac.nz>
Reply-To: ggray@wpi.wpi.edu (Gary Gray)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. USA
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In article <48@massey.ac.nz> GEustace@massey.ac.nz (Glen Eustace) writes:
>Here at Massey University we are in the process of setting up a large
[details of setup omitted]
>Many PD software outlets include SHAREWARE software on their disks,
>bulletin boards etc., and treat it as though it were in the Public Domain.

PD software outlets can distribue shareware, but you still have to pay the
owners for it.  I have seen several places that "forget" to remind you
that you need to pay the author to use the program.  However, this
distribution of software is quite legal, and is encouraged by shareware
authors.

>appear to be our responsibility. We can't afford to register every
>SHAREWARE package for 1200 users but we believe we have some
>obligation to our user community to ensure its availablity.

Try to contact the authors/companies that made the shareware. I would be VERY
surprised if they didn't have, or would not be willing to create a policy for
use on servers.  Sharware authors (at least in my experience) are quite
flexible, and some, rather unfortunatly, are quite surprised when people
actually pay for their product.  Tell the authors of your situation, and how
many people you estimate would use the software simultaneously.  This is
usually a good measure of how many copies they would want you to actually
purchase.

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>Glen Eustace, Software Mgr, Comp.Cntr, Massey Uni, Palmerston Nth, N.Z.
>Janet/Greybook: G.Eustace@nz.ac.massey        Phone: +64 63 69099 x7440
>CSnet/ACSnet/Internet: G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz      New Zealand = GMT+12
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