License and Registration Information ==================================== This file contains important license and registration information. Please read it carefully before using the program. NOTE: READ THE ONLINE HELP - IT IS WORTH IT! Disclaimer - Agreement ====================== Users of The Object Engine must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "The Object Engine 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 The Object Engine." The Object Engine 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 continue to use the Object Engine after 15 days, you must make a registration payment of $25.00 to Brittingham Software Design, Inc. at the address below (less per copy for multiple copies). The $25.00 registration fee will license one copy for use by one developer on any one computer at any one time. Contact Brittingham Software Design directly if you would like to negotiate a site license. Anyone distributing The Object Engine for any kind of remuneration must first contact Maze Computer Communications at the 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 the Object Engine immediately (However Brittingham Software Design, Inc. must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of The Object Engine). You are encouraged to pass a copy of The Object Engine along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. This program does not have any printed documentation - all information on use and capabilities is included in the online help. How to contact Brittingham Software Design ------------------------------------------ All registered users receive free technical support for 30 days from the date of registration. Also all registered users receive a free upgrade to the next version of this program when that version becomes available. To report bugs, receive help and bug fixes please send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to: Mark Brittingham [72740,2244] If you do not have a CompuServe account, you may write to me at the address given above. 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. Payment ======= Notice that the objeng file is now in OBJECT form. Now that I am confident that the software is quite stable, I am moving into the shareware realm. Given the many hours that I have put in, and the many hours this library will save you, I am sure most people won't mind paying a small fee to get the ObjEng.cpp source code. Note also that the only way to change the number of tables and size of the database cache is to modify the ObjEng constructor (which you need the source code to do). To receive a copy of the ObjEng.cpp file and the latest Object Engine release (and really liberate your Object Engine programming!), send your payment using the following order form. If you stiff me with a bad check your Karma will never recover and my friend Bruno will be visiting your house late at night. ========Object Engine Registration ============== Version 2.0 =========== ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make Check Payable to: Brittingham Software Design, Inc. Send to: Dr. Mark Brittingham 15 Pheasant Ct. 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