| (Note: This has been changed, and hopefully clarified, from the 3.00 |
| version of this info. Please read it.) |
| |
| Thank you for acquiring a copy of XV, a pretty nifty X program. |
| I hope you enjoy using it, as I've enjoyed writing it. |
| |
| The latest version of XV (or at least a pointer to it) is available |
| via anonymous ftp on ftp.cis.upenn.edu, in the directory pub/xv. If |
| you're not sure if you have the latest version, or you are missing the |
| source or documentation for XV, PLEASE pick up the latest version of |
| the xv distribution. Do *not* send mail unless absolutely necessary |
| (ie, you don't have ftp capability). |
| |
| Note: The documentation ('xvdocs.ps') may be installed in '/usr/local'. |
| |
| If you're viewing this information via the 'About XV' command, and |
| you'd like to print it out, a copy of this info can be found in the |
| README file in the top-level XV source directory. Print that. If you |
| don't have it, see the previous paragraph. |
| |
| |
| XV Licensing Information |
| ------------------------ |
| XV IS SHAREWARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. |
| |
| You may use XV for your own amusement, and if you find it nifty, |
| useful, generally cool, or of some value to you, your registration fee |
| would be greatly appreciated. $25 is the standard registration fee, |
| though of course, larger amounts are quite welcome. Folks who donate |
| $40 or more can receive a printed, bound copy of the XV manual for no |
| extra charge. If you want one, just ask. BE SURE TO SPECIFY THE |
| VERSION OF XV THAT YOU ARE USING! |
| |
| COMMERCIAL, GOVERNMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL USERS MUST REGISTER THEIR |
| COPIES OF XV. |
| |
| This does *not* mean that you are required to register XV just because |
| you play with it on the workstation in your office. This falls under |
| the heading of 'personal use'. If you are a sysadmin, you can put XV |
| up in a public directory for your users amusement. Again, 'personal |
| use', albeit plural. |
| |
| On the other hand, if you use XV in the course of doing your work, |
| whatever your 'work' may happen to be, you *must* register your |
| copy of XV. (Note: If you are a student, and you use XV to do |
| classwork or research, you should get your professor/teacher/advisor |
| to purchase an appropriate number of copies.) |
| |
| XV licenses are $25 each. You should purchase one license per |
| workstation, or one per XV user, whichever is the smaller number. XV |
| is *not* sold on a 'number of concurrent users' basis. If XV was some |
| $1000 program, yes, that would be a reasonable request, but at $25, |
| it's not. Also, given that XV is completely unlocked, there is no way |
| to enforce any 'number of concurrent users' limits, so it isn't sold |
| that way. |
| |
| Printed and bound copies of the 100-odd page XV manual are available |
| for $15 each. Note that manuals are *only* sold with, at minimum, an |
| equal number of licenses. (e.g. if you purchase 5 licenses, you can |
| also purchase *up to* 5 copies of the manual) |
| |
| The source code to the program can be had (as a compressed 'tar' file |
| split over a couple 3.5" MS-DOS formatted floppies) for $15, for those |
| who don't have ftp capabilities. |
| |
| Orders outside the US and Canada must add an additional $5 per manual |
| ordered to cover the additional shipping charges. |
| |
| Checks, money orders, and purchase orders are accepted. Credit cards |
| are not. All forms of payment must be payable in US Funds. Checks |
| must be payable through a US bank (or a US branch of a non-US bank). |
| Purchase orders for less than $50, while still accepted, are not |
| encouraged. |
| |
| All payments should be payable to 'John Bradley', and mailed to: |
| John Bradley |
| 1053 Floyd Terrace |
| Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 |
| USA |
| |
| |
| Site Licenses |
| ------------- |
| If you are planning to purchase 10 or more licenses, site licenses are |
| available, at a substantial discount. Site licenses let you run XV on |
| any and all computing equipment at the site, for any purpose |
| whatsoever. The site license covers the current version of XV, and |
| any versions released within one year of the licensing date. You are |
| also allowed to duplicate and distribute an unlimited number of copies |
| of the XV manual, but only for use within the site. Covered versions |
| of the software may be run in perpetuity. |
| |
| Also, it should be noted that a 'site' can be defined as anything |
| you'd like. It can be a physical location (a room, building, |
| location, etc.), an organizational grouping (a workgroup, department, |
| division, etc.) or any other logical grouping ("the seventeen |
| technical writers scattered about our company", etc.). |
| |
| The site license cost will be based on your estimate of the number of |
| XV users or workstations at your site, whichever is the smaller |
| number. |
| |
| If you are interested in obtaining a site license, please contact the |
| author via electronic mail or FAX (see below for details). Send |
| information regarding your site (the name or definition of the 'site', |
| a physical address, a fax number, and an estimate of the number of |
| users or workstations), and we'll get a site license out to you for |
| your examination. |
| |
| |
| Copyright Notice |
| ---------------- |
| XV is Copyright 1989, 1994 by John Bradley |
| |
| Permission to copy and distribute XV in its entirety, for |
| non-commercial purposes, is hereby granted without fee, provided that |
| this license information and copyright notice appear in all copies. |
| |
| If you redistribute XV, the *entire* contents of this distribution |
| must be distributed, including the README, and INSTALL files, the |
| sources, and the complete contents of the 'docs' directory. |
| |
| Note that distributing XV 'bundled' in with any product is considered |
| to be a 'commercial purpose'. |
| |
| Also note that any copies of XV that are distributed MUST be built |
| and/or configured to be in their 'unregistered copy' mode, so that it |
| is made obvious to the user that XV is shareware, and that they should |
| consider registering, or at least reading this information. |
| |
| The software may be modified for your own purposes, but modified |
| versions may not be distributed without prior consent of the author. |
| |
| This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied |
| warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages |
| arising from the use of this software. |
| |
| If you would like to do something with XV that this copyright |
| prohibits (such as distributing it with a commercial product, using |
| portions of the source in some other program, distributing registered |
| copies, etc.), please contact the author (preferably via email). |
| Arrangements can probably be worked out. |
| |
| |
| The author may be contacted via: |
| US Mail: John Bradley |
| 1053 Floyd Terrace |
| Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 |
| |
| FAX: (610) 520-2042 |
| |
| Electronic Mail regarding XV should be sent to one of these three addresses: |
| xv@devo.dccs.upenn.edu - general XV questions |
| xvbiz@devo.dccs.upenn.edu - all XV licensing questions |
| xvtech@devo.dccs.upenn.edu - bug reports, technical questions |
| |
| Please do *not* send electronic mail directly to the author, as he |
| gets more than enough as it is. |
| |
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