RENEGADE ROBOT RETALIATION IS AN ASP COMPLIANT SHAREWARE PRODUCT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASP OMBUDSMAN INFORMATION Just For Me Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at: ASP Ombudsman _______ 545 Grover Road ____|__ | (R) Muskegon, MI --| | |------------------- 49442-9427 (USA) | ____|__ | Association of or send a Compuserve | | |_| Shareware message via CompuServe |__| o | Professionals mail to 70475,1071, or -----| | |-------------------- a FAX to 616-788-2765. |___|___| MEMBER ASP AUTHOR STANDARDS 1.) ASP-compliant products are shareware products, produced by ASP Author Members or published by ASP Publisher Members, that satisfy all the requirements of this document. Only ASP-compliant products may use the ASP logo or Ombudsman statement. Only ASP-compliant products may refer to ASP -- whether in the product, documentation, or marketing materials -- in any way that might reasonably be interpreted as suggesting ASP compliance. ASP-compliant shareware products must be created and marketed in a professional manner and must treat the use of the software and the concept of shareware with courtesy and respect. 2.) An ASP-compliant product may limit the user evaluation period. If such limitations are used, the product must allow users access to the features customary or reasonable for that type of product for a time period or number of uses sufficient to allow adequate evaluation by the user. An ASP-compliant product may also use other limiting measures. Such measures must not unduly interfere with the evaluation of the product. All limiting measures must be documented. Users must be notified, while using the program, or the impending expiration of the evaluation period. This notification must occur well in advance of any disabling of features or cessation of program operation. Users obtaining the shareware version of an ASP-compliant product from any source approved by the author must be able to install and use the product for the full evaluation period. -- 2 -- 3.) Registration Reminder Screens may be used in an ASP-compliant product. Such Registration Reminder Screens must not unduly interfere with the evaluation of the product during the initial evaluation period. 4.) An ASP-compliant product must be substantially complete, and accurately represent the registered version, except in cases where a substantially complete product would provide little or no reason for the user to register and pay for the product. Examples include some games, source code for programmer's tools, electronically published books, fonts, and clip art collections. In those cases, a portion of the product allowing adequate evaluation of the product may be distributed. A Non Shareware Version (NSV) of the product, which includes advanced features, may also be offered, in addition to the normal registered version. 5.) When, during evaluation of an ASP-compliant product, a user creates data that have substantial independent value, the product shall not prevent some form of access to those data even after the expiration of the evaluation period. Such access may or may not require further use of the product itself. 6.) An ASP-compliant product must include some form of documentation sufficient to allow thorough evaluation of the program's features. Such documentation must explain how to register and pay for the product and define the benefits of payment and registration. It must also describe any evaluation limitations and differences between the shareware and registered versions. This documentation must also describe support policies and include the current ASP Ombudsman statement. 7.) An ASP-compliant product must offer some method or instructions for safely removing the product from the user's computer. 8.) ASP-compliant products must offer reasonable technical support for a minimum of three months after the purchase and registration of the program, without additional payment. 9.) An ASP-compliant product must be conscientiously tested by the author, and should not be harmful to user data or hardware when properly used on a typical computer. 10.) All ASP Authors or Publisher Members must market and distribute at least one ASP-compliant product. They may also market and distribute products which are not ASP-compliant, subject to the limitations of Item 1 of this document. -- 3 -- 11.) Authors or Publishers applying for membership to the ASP shall submit a product for examination by the ASP Author Membership Committee. This product must meet all requirements in this policy before membership is granted. Negative decisions of the Author Membership Committee shall be automatically reviewed by the ASP Board of Directors, whose decision is final. An author whose application is rejected may reapply at any time. 12.) All products marketed as ASP-compliant must meet the requirements of this policy. The ASP Author Compliance Committee (ACC) is entrusted to make the sometimes difficult judgments involved in enforcing these requirements. If the ACC finds that an ASP member's product violates these requirements, that member must modify the product to comply, or must remove all indications of compliance. If the member refuses to make these changes within 30 days (or a longer alternate period set by the ACC), the ACC may terminate the member's ASP membership, subject to automatic review by the ASP Board of Directors. 13.) The ASP Board of Directors may not materially change items in this policy, but may, from time to time, explain, interpret, or clarify these policies. August 25, 1995