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From: ellisond@gtephx.UUCP (Dell Ellison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.dcom.lans,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SHAREWARE on Networks
Summary: If you're not using it ...
Message-ID: <43296228.190fc@gtephx.UUCP>
Date: 11 May 89 18:02:30 GMT
References: <48@massey.ac.nz>
Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
Lines: 29

In article <48@massey.ac.nz>, GEustace@massey.ac.nz (Glen Eustace) writes:
-> ...
-> To date we have been installing software for which we have purchased
-> appropriate licensing or which is clearly marked as being in the
-> Public Domain. Our problem is that there is a huge amount of software
-> that is labelled SHAREWARE.
-> 
-> We recently received about 150M of PC software from SIMTEL20, there is
-> alot of very good SHAREWARE software included. If we put the software
-> up on the server, are we liable for the registration? or are our users?
-> 
-> Many PD software outlets include SHAREWARE software on their disks,
-> bulletin boards etc., and treat it as though it were in the Public Domain.
-> 
-> Our user community consists of about 1200 PC users, presently some 25
-> have been connected to the network. The dilema is that we can supply
-> SHAREWARE to our users on disks and it then become their
-> responsibility to register it. If we put it on the server, it would
-> 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.
-> 
-> I would love to hear what others think about SHAREWARE on LANS and how
-> this problem can be addressed. There must be some solution that is
-> fair to the SHAREWARE Authors, us as the Network Support service and
-> our Users.

You don't have to pay for SHAREWARE unless you USE it!  You're just
providing it!