My Little Realm DizzE The DIZ Editor Vendor Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: The term "vendor" is used to refer to any person, company or group distributing the evaluation version of My Little Realm's DizzE program by any means for profit or for any other purpose. The distribution license agreements are immediately below. The required contents of the distribution disk and the BBS ZIP file are the same and are listed in the Limited Distribution License section below (about line 45). The .ZIP file ID is MLRDIZ10.ZIP. You'll find my name, address and phone number, along with descriptions of DizzE, at the end of this document. The registration price is $10 (USA). The benefits are listed at the end of this document near the descriptions. Possible product categories would be Shareware Program Development, Professional Tools and Utilities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Limited Distribution License: ----------------------------- As the exclusive copyright holder for My Little Realm's DizzE program, John L. Salisbury (also called the author) authorizes distribution only in accordance with the following restrictions: o ASP Vendors in good standing are hereby granted permission to distribute the DizzE package. Non-ASP member vendors must request permission prior to distributing this package. o The DizzE 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. For disk vendors and BBS Sysops, the required contents are: _____ README.TXT Lists files on distribution disk _____ VENDOR.TXT Contains all vendor information _____ DIZZE.EXE The program's executable file _____ DIZZE.TXT The program's documentation file _____ REGISTER.TXT Program's order form _____ FILE_ID.DIZ Description file for BBS operators o No disk vendor may place other authors' works on the DizzE disk. Small additions to the package, such as the introductory or installation batch files used by many shareware disk vendors, are acceptable. o No price or other compensation may be charged by any vendor for the DizzE software package. Vendors may charge their standard fees for the materials and services they provide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disk Sets & CD-ROMs: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The DizzE package cannot be sold as part of some other inclusive package. Nor can it be included in any commercial software packaging offer without a written agreement from John L.Salisbury. ASP Approved Vendors who wish to distribute the DizzE package as part of a collection (such as PsL's MegaDisk set, or a CD-ROM package) may do so provided that all the other restrictions are met. Non-ASP Member Vendors who wish to distribute the DizzE package as part of a collection (such as PsL's MegaDisk set, or a CD-ROM package) must obtain permission from the author prior to beginning such a distribution. Disk-of-the-Month (or Subscription) Distribution: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you would like to distribute the DizzE package as a Disk-of- the-Month, or as part of a subscription or monthly service, then the following restrictions apply: o ASP Associate (Disk Vendor) Members in good standing are hereby given permission to distribute the DizzE package under the Disk-of-the-Month style of distribution. o Non-ASP Vendors must contact the author in advance to ensure that they have the most current version of the software. o Vendors (ASP and non-ASP Members) cannot use a Disk-of-the-Month distribution to use up their inventory of old (out of date) disks. Only current versions of the DizzE package may be shipped as Disk-of-the-Month disks. o A printed copy of the online documentation may not be reproduced in whole or in part, using any means, without the written permission of the author. o The DizzE package cannot be rented or leased to others. o No vendor may list DizzE in advertisements, catalogs, or other literature which describes DizzE as "FREE SOFTWARE". o The author expressly prohibits the distribution of outdated versions of the DizzE package without written permission. If the version you have is over twelve (12) months old, please contact the author to ensure that you have the most current version. o Vendors shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to the author. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you have any questions, please call (201) 529-8318 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. John L. Salisbury 22 Church Street #103, Suite 376 Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefits of purchasing My Little Realm's DizzE Registered users get the most recent version of DizzE, plus free phone, mail, CompuServe support. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Description of My Little Realm's DizzE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brief Summary of DizzE DizzE (The DIZ Editor) is a specialized editor for the DIZ files that most BBS's require these days. DizzE checks for the required separator. It performs block operations and ensures that the file is no longer than ten lines long, the maximum allowed by most BBS's. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indepth Article about DizzE My Little Realm's DizzE lets Shareware software developers create, change and print the FILE_ID.DIZ files that most BBS's require these days. It allows block operations, making cutting and pasting fast and easy. DIZ files can be printed in one of three page layouts: standard, top center and dead center. DizzE warns you if you try to overwrite another DIZ file. It lets you delete DIZ files. It checks to be sure you have the separator in the first three lines of text, and it also ensures that you haven't included more than the maximum ten lines of text in your files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------