Tom Jennings
	Fido Software
	164 Shipley
	San Francisco CA 94107
	BBS: (415)-764-1629, 1:125/111, "Fido Software"

This is the new (5 July 1989) software policy for theچ
Fido/FidoNet package. Please read it carefully. 

First:

Hobbyists run BBSs for their own personal reasons. Their BBS isچ
not associated with their employer or any business. How they runچ
their BBS is none of my business, ie. private, public,چ
subscription or chattel slavery.

Commercial users are companies, corporations, proprietorships orچ
any other business entities that run a BBS, either publicly orچ
privately, associated with their business. "Non-profit" and "notچ
for profit" organizations are included in this category. 

And here's the deal:

HOBBYISTS AND INDIVIDUALS: Fido/FidoNet is shareware; the latestچ
version of the software, minus documentation, can always be foundچ
on the Fido Software BBS. There is no downloadable documentation.چ
(If you thought the version 11 docs were unwieldy ...) You mustچ
register the software for $50; in return you will receive theچ
latest version on diskette plus printed and bound documentation.چ
If you later desire updates via diskette instead of download,چ
updates cost $25 plus the original Fido Software diskette. 

COMMERCIAL USERS: Fido/FidoNet is a usual licensable product; theچ
license fee is $175, as it has been for two years. You willچ
receive the latest software version, complete documentation, andچ
support via the Fido Software BBS and voice telephone. (This hasچ
proved to be more than adequate for over two years.) Updates canچ
be obtained by downloading, or via diskette for $25 plus theچ
original Fido Software diskette or proof of purchase.

BBS SYSTEM OPERATORS: Besides being a HOBBIEST as defined ablve,چ
you may have the software available for download, as you wouldچ
any other program. You may rearrange the archives, but pleaseچ
keep READ.MEs and POLICY files, along with the basic files asچ
supplied by Fido Software, together as a unit to avoid confusionچ
frustration for all of us.

SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTORS: Shareware distributors, clubs, etc: Pleaseچ
order the complete package as a COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER; for smallچ
hobbiest clubs, as a HOBBIEST OR INDIVIDUAL. This will assure youچ
the latest correct and complete version, and the manual will helpچ
your club members get things going easily. Such a deal. Look, I'mچ
not getting rich off this (or even breaking even!) so let'sچ
scratch each others backs, OK? 


Special arrangements can always be made on a case by case basis.چ
In all cases, bugs are fixed promptly, as they have been for fiveچ
years. This is basically the policy that was in force throughچ
1987. It worked pretty well, there were very few problems, andچ
most of those were caused by my ambiguity.