DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before
buying it.  If you try a Shareware program and continue using it,
you are expected to register.  Individual programs differ on details
-- some request registration while others require it, some specify a
maximum trial period.  With registration, you get anything from the
simple right to continue using the software to an updated program
with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and
the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below.  Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of
comparable quality.  (In both cases, there are good programs and bad
ones!)  The main difference is in the method of distribution.  The
author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the
software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group.  For
example, some authors require written permission before a commercial
disk vendor may copy their Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.  You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether
it's commercial or Shareware.  The Shareware system makes fitting
your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.  And because
the overhead is low, prices are low also.  Shareware has the
ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you
don't pay for it.

 
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

Users of PM File Compare must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"PM File Compare is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the
warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.  The
author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential,
which may result from the use of PM File Compare."

See LICENSE for more information.

PM File Compare is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your
friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is to
provide personal computer users with quality software without high
prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to
develop new products.  If you find this program useful and find that
you are using PM File Compare and continue to use PM File Compare
after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration
payment of $45.00 to American Coders, Ltd.  The $45.00 registration
fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one
time.  You must treat this software just like a book.  An example is
that this software may be used by any number of people and may be
freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there
is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being
used at another.  Just as a book cannot be read by two different
persons at the same time.

Commercial Use

Commercial users of PM File Compare must register and pay for their
copies of PM File Compare within 30 days of first use or their
license is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting American Coders, Ltd.

Distribution Notice

Anyone distributing PM File Compare for any kind of remuneration
must first contact American Coders, Ltd.  at our address.  below for
authorization.  This authorization will be automatically granted to
distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines
for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering
PM File Compare immediately (However American Coders, Ltd.  must
still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with
the latest version of PM File Compare.).

Pass Along.

You are encouraged to pass a copy of PM File Compare along to your
friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their
copy if they find that they can use it.  All registered users will
receive a copy of the latest version of the PM File Compare system.

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