Dear Shareware Vendor,

This file contains our distribution policy and information on all products.
ABC Software has a simple distribution policy. You have permission to 
distribute our shareware in its original form as long as you:

-identify it as shareware,
-leave all intellectual property (copyright) notices in place,

...and as long as we do not request that you stop.  That's it.

You may archive our programs, unarchive them, include or exclude optional
files (like this one), include them with other programs on the same disk,
and do essentially anything you want as long as you follow the simple rules
above.  

We want the widest possible distribution and don't want to stand in your way
so long as you are honest with our mutual customer. You may choose to include
all or a part of register.txt at your option.  

Our normal distribution sequence is:

1.  New versions are shipped automatically to our registered users and are
    automatically shipped to new registrants,
2.  New versions are uploaded to our website at:
    http://www.islandnet.com/~abcsoft/download.htm
    and are available anytime, anywhere via the Internet's World Wide Web.
3.  All ASP distribution members are included in the regular ASP CD.  
    This saves both of us time, money and effort.  If you are not an ASP 
    vendor or bulletin board member please consider joining.
4.  We send copies of our major revisions of software to non-ASP
    vendors who have notified us of their interest.  If you are a catalog
    house, send us a copy of the catalog in which the program appears, 
    together with a copy of the diskette(s) containing the program(s) you
    wish to distribute;
    We will send you a copy of any major updates to our software.  If you
    run a bulletin board, send us a diskette(s) containing the program(s) you
    wish to distribute and your mailing address and we will update the
    diskette and mail it back to you.  
5.  If you have any comments, suggestions, complaints or other please 
    contact me:  (email is preferred, if possible)

    Richie Creech
    ABC Software
    #6-2840 Gillie Place
    Victoria, British Columbia
    Canada V8T 5J5

    Voice: (604) 388-0395
    Fax:   (604) 388-0671
    Email: abcsoft@islandnet.com
    Compuserve: 76221.2527
    http://www.islandnet.com/~abcsoft/homepage.htm

INTERNATIONAL
If you are a publisher interested in translating and supporting our products
in another language, please contact us to discuss an exclusive agreement for
your language and country.  If you are interested in providing registration
and support services outside of North America in English, we are interested
in working with you on a non-exclusive basis.

OTHER PRODUCTS
'China Clippers' is also produced by ABC Software. Download the latest
version with your web browser on our website at:
   http://www.islandnet.com/~abcsoft/homepage.htm    

Richie Creech, ABC Software
Member, Association of Shareware Professionals

