C O E L I (tm) -------------- A d a s t r a (tm) ----------------------- L I C E N S E I N F O R M A T I O N ---------------------------------------- Last updated: June 1998 This file contains important license information regarding the use of Coeli - Adastra(tm). It applies specifically to individual users who may wish to pass copies out to friends or associates. BBS sysops and ftp/http download site maintainers & webmasters should refer to the SYSOP.TXT file for complete information relating to them. ~Limited License for Evaluation Purposes. ----------------------------------------- Swimming Elk Software hereby grants you a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes either a) for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or b) up to a usage limit of 100 program sessions, whichever comes sooner. If you intend using this software (and/or its documentation) after the thirty day evaluation period or beyond the usage limit of 100 program sessions, you are under a legal obligation to register with Swimming Elk Software. Registration of the Adastra software package is completely free. Or, if you prefer, a charge of $0 is made for it. Using this software beyond the thirty day evaluation period, or beyond the stipulated usage limit, without registration of the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license. ~Limited Distribution License: ------------------------------ As the copyright holder for Adastra(tm), Swimming Elk Software authorizes distribution by individuals only in accordance with the following restrictions. (User Groups, Computer Clubs, Disk Vendors and Distributors, Subscription Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, etc., should refer to the VENDOR.TXT file for complete information relating to them.) (BBS and ftp SYSOPs should refer to the SYSOP.TXT file for complete information relating to them.) Individuals are hereby granted permission by Swimming Elk Software to copy the Adastra software package AS ORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED for their own evaluation purposes or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY when the following conditions are met. The Adastra package is defined as containing all the material listed in the VENDINFO.DIZ file. If any files listed in VENDINFO.DIZ, or VENDINFO.DIZ itself, are missing, then the package is not complete and distribution is prohibited. Please contact us to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution. o The Adastra package - including all related program files and documentation files - CANNOT be modified in any way and must be distributed as a complete package, without exception. The VENDINFO.DIZ file contains a list of all files that are part of the Adastra package. o No price or other compensation may be charged for the Adastra package. A distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and handling, as long as the total (per disk) does not exceed US$8.00 in the U.S. and Canada, US$12.00 for international distribution from the U.S., or 6 pounds sterling or its equivalent inside Europe. o The Adastra package CANNOT be sold as part of some other inclusive package, nor can it be included in any commercial software packaging offer, without prior permission from Swimming Elk Software. o The PRINTED User's Guide may not be reproduced in whole or in part, using any means, without the written permission of Swimming Elk Software. In other words, the disk-based documentation may not be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy) form. o The Adastra package cannot be "rented" or "leased" to others. o Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed software package except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. o Licensee hereby agrees not to post the Adastra software package publicly in any ftp directory inappropriate to its category. Eg. pc/astronomy is an appropriate directory; pc/demo is not. Distributors are especially asked to avoid the following terms when describing the Adastra software package: Nag, nagware, public domain, demo, demonstration software, or any other term or phrase which admits of an interpretation not in keeping with the official product definition given. Non-compliance with this request may invalidate previous license permissions granted by Swimming Elk Software to the Licensee. Authorship of the Adastra software package may not be attributed to any name but Swimming Elk Software. PLEASE! Show your support for Shareware by registering (purchasing) programs you actually use. Both Swimming Elk Software and the very survival of shareware as a distribution channel are dependant upon your active co-operation and support. Thank you. ~OFFICIAL PRODUCT DEFINITION: ----------------------------- Fully and continuously functioning evaluation software package distributed via shareware channels, hereafter to be designated as Shareware, Shareware package, or Adastra software package. For definitions and explanations pertaining to matters of copyright and shareware distribution, we would direct you to the files Shr-ware.txt and ShareW.txt included as part of the Adastra software package. The Adastra(tm) software package is Copyright (c) 1998 Swimming Elk Software. All rights reserved. Adastra is NOT a public domain program. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright law or the terms of this limited license will be prosecuted to the best of our ability. The conditions under which you may copy this software and documentation are clearly outlined above under "Limited Distribution License". All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Swimming Elk Software. License Terms for Registered Copies of Adastra -------------------------------------------------- The registered version (unless otherwise stated) is intended solely for installation on a single computer system by one registered individual. Distribution of the registered version of Adastra is strictly prohibited. CONCERNING VENDINFO FILES INCLUDED WITH THE COELI PACKAGE --------------------------------------------------------- The attached VENDINFO data record is hereby incorporated by reference. Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorized. If the Licensee satisfies Swimming Elk Software's conditions for distributing the Coeli package, Swimming Elk Software authorizes the Licensee's use of its unaltered product-descriptive texts without further permission. All licenses to distribute the Adastra package are solely between the producer (Swimming Elk Software) and distributor (Licensee), and do not involve VENDINFO or Rams' Island Software.