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lynx-dev lynx on a Shareware-CD-ROM? (fwd)


From: dickey
Subject: lynx-dev lynx on a Shareware-CD-ROM? (fwd)
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 13:23:53 -0400 (EDT)

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> From: "Jo Bager" <address@hidden> 
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> Subject: lynx on a Shareware-CD-ROM? 
> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:28:06 +0200 
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> Dear program author, 
>  
> c't computer magazine is going to publish a review on shareware, = 
> freeware 
> and public domain programs in one of its coming issues. Your software 
> Lynx has been selected for inclusion. 
>  
> We intend to distribute all reviewed software on a CD ROM which will be 
> included in the magazine in mid-1999. Some of the reviewed programs are 
> also to be put on a CD ROM for the Dutch edition of c't. Whenever 
> possible, the programs are to be copied onto CD the way they are = 
> available 
> on the Internet (ZIP, self-extracting EXE etc). There are, however, some 
> exceptions: If necessary, we will shorten archive names to comply with = 
> the 
> ISO-9660 8.3 file name format. Packages comprising more than two = 
> archives 
> will be combined into one higher-level archive. Decompression shareware 
> and freeware will - if necessary - also be included in decompressed = 
> form. 
> MacOS archives compressed with StuffIt and subsequently encoded in = 
> BinHex 
> (hqx) will be decoded to save space. 
>  
> We will distribute your software at no cost for you. To avoid legal 
> problems, we ask you to grant us written permission to do so. Please = 
> find 
> attached a form you can either fax (+49 5 11/53 52-417) or send us 
> (Redaktion c't, Verlag Heinz Heise, Helstorfer Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, 
> Germany). 
>  
> Because of the rising number of caution cases and lawsuits in the = 
> computer 
> industry we would like to avoid any legal problems in advance. Things = 
> you 
> must tell us about if there is only the slightest notion of a possible 
> infringement can mainly be found in the following areas: 
>  
> * copyright (e.g. copyright-protected program source codes, texts, = 
> images, 
> sounds, videos) 
>  
> * patent law (e.g. GIF (de)compression or other LZW routines without 
> permission from Unisys, PhotoMosaics using R. Silvers' algorithm) 
>  
> * child and youth protection (e.g. indexed games or pornographic = 
> material) 
>  
> * protection of patterns and designs (e.g. using fonts without 
> manufacturer's consent) 
>  
> * protection of trademarks (e.g. using the name 'Explorer' without 
> permission) 
>  
> In your own interest, we would like to stress these legal restrictions. = 
> If 
> you distribute your software (for example through the Internet) you can = 
> be 
> held liable for infringements of this kind. This also applies to GNU 
> freeware. May we, therefore, also ask for your confirmation if your 
> software is freely distributable under the terms of the GPL. If more = 
> than 
> one programmer contributed to your software, the signature of one of = 
> them 
> will be sufficient for us. 
>  
> We are aware that you cannot exclude each and every possible legal 
> implication. In the attached form, we therefore only ask for your 
> confirmation to your best knowledge and belief. Should you have any = 
> doubts 
> please contact us to clarify the matter. 
>  
> If there are any questions, please contact Jo Bager 
> (address@hidden) or Joern Loviscach (address@hidden), phone +49 5 
> 11/53 52-300. 
>  
> Thank you in advance for your understanding and co-operation. 
>  
> Best Regards 
>  
> Sincerely 
>  
> Your c't team 
>  
> P.S.: Please keep us informed about any major future versions of 
> your software. 
>  
> -------- please cut here -------- 
>  
> c't editor: !!!!!!REDAKTEURSK=DCRZEL!!!!!!!!!!! 
>  
> program name:=20 
>  
> current version number:     .      .=20 
>  
> works with: 
> (please tick all of the possible options and put '?' if unknown) 
>  
> ( ) DOS 
> ( ) Win 3.1 or inherent DOS window 
> ( ) Win 95 or inherent DOS window 
> ( ) Win 98 or inherent DOS window 
> ( ) Win NT 3.51 or inherent command line 
> ( ) Win NT 4.0 or inherent command line 
> ( ) MacOS 7.5 
> ( ) MacOS 8.0 
> ( ) MacOS 8.5 
> ( ) Linux 
> ( ) OS/2 Warp 3 or inherent command line 
> ( ) OS/2 Warp 4 or inherent command line 
> ( ) other:=20 
>  
> author/distributor of program (name, address, e-mail): 
>  
>  
>  
>  
> license fee (amount):=20 
> special conditions for students etc.: 
>  
>  
> Which forms of payment do you accept? 
> ( ) cheque (ac/payee only) 
> ( ) bank transfer to account number=20 
>     at                     sort code=20 
> ( ) cash 
> ( ) credit card 
> ( ) registered service: 
>  
> ( ) other 
>  
> ( ) The current program version can be found on the Internet at the 
> following URL: 
>  
>  
> ( ) The program is not available on the Internet but from: 
>  
>  
>  
> I entitle Heinz Heise publishers, Hannover/Germany, and F+L publishers, 
> Nijmegen/Netherlands, to distribute copies of the said software on CD = 
> ROMs 
> which will be included in the German and Dutch versions of c't magazine 
> (shareware only in unregistered versions). 
>  
> With my signature, I confirm that I own the rights required to give this 
> consent. Distributing unregistered versions of the said program does not 
> incur any license fees to myself or to third parties (for example for 
> program code, algorithms, images, sounds or texts used). 
>  
> I declare to my best knowledge and belief: The said software and its 
> intended form of distribution do not infringe upon laws concerning 
> copyright, patent law, child and youth protection, the protection of 
> patterns and designs or the protection of trademarks. Also I am not 
> aware of any assumptions concerning such breach. 
>  
> To my best knowledge and belief the said software does not contain any 
> hidden functions for automatically duplicating program parts ('viruses') 
> or for deleting or spying out data ('Trojan horses'). I am aware that I 
> can be held liable for damages should this information be incorrect. 
>  
> Place, date 
>  
> Signature 
>  
> ------------------------------------ 
> Dr. Joern Loviscach 
> senior editor / application software 
> c't Magazin fuer Computertechnik 
> Verlag Heinz Heise 
> Helstorfer Strasse 7 
> D-30625 Hannover 
> Germany 
>  
> phone +49 511 53 52 300 
> fax   +49 511 53 52 417 
> http://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/jl/ 
> address@hidden 
>  
>  
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear program author,</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c't computer magazine is going to = 
> publish a review=20 
> on shareware, freeware<BR>and public domain programs in one of its = 
> coming=20 
> issues. Your software<BR>Lynx has been selected for = 
> inclusion.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We intend to distribute all reviewed = 
> software on a=20 
> CD ROM which will be<BR>included in the magazine in mid-1999. Some of = 
> the=20 
> reviewed programs are<BR>also to be put on a CD ROM for the Dutch = 
> edition of=20 
> c't. Whenever<BR>possible, the programs are to be copied onto CD the way = 
> they=20 
> are available<BR>on the Internet (ZIP, self-extracting EXE etc). There = 
> are,=20 
> however, some<BR>exceptions: If necessary, we will shorten archive names = 
> to=20 
> comply with the<BR>ISO-9660 8.3 file name format. Packages comprising = 
> more than=20 
> two archives<BR>will be combined into one higher-level archive. = 
> Decompression=20 
> shareware<BR>and freeware will - if necessary - also be included in = 
> decompressed=20 
> form.<BR>MacOS archives compressed with StuffIt and subsequently encoded = 
> in=20 
> BinHex<BR>(hqx) will be decoded to save space.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We will distribute your software at no = 
> cost for=20 
> you. To avoid legal<BR>problems, we ask you to grant us written = 
> permission to do=20 
> so. Please find<BR>attached a form you can either fax (+49 5 11/53 = 
> 52-417) or=20 
> send us<BR>(Redaktion c't, Verlag Heinz Heise, Helstorfer Str. 7, = 
> D-30625=20 
> Hannover,<BR>Germany).</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Because of the rising number of caution = 
> cases and=20 
> lawsuits in the computer<BR>industry we would like to avoid any legal = 
> problems=20 
> in advance. Things you<BR>must tell us about if there is only the = 
> slightest=20 
> notion of a possible<BR>infringement can mainly be found in the = 
> following=20 
> areas:</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* copyright (e.g. copyright-protected = 
> program=20 
> source codes, texts, images,<BR>sounds, videos)</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* patent law (e.g. GIF (de)compression = 
> or other LZW=20 
> routines without<BR>permission from Unisys, PhotoMosaics using R. = 
> Silvers'=20 
> algorithm)</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* child and youth protection (e.g. = 
> indexed games or=20 
> pornographic material)</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* protection of patterns and designs = 
> (e.g. using=20 
> fonts without<BR>manufacturer's consent)</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>* protection of trademarks (e.g. using = 
> the name=20 
> 'Explorer' without<BR>permission)</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In your own interest, we would like to = 
> stress these=20 
> legal restrictions. If<BR>you distribute your software (for example = 
> through the=20 
> Internet) you can be<BR>held liable for infringements of this kind. This = 
> also=20 
> applies to GNU<BR>freeware. May we, therefore, also ask for your = 
> confirmation if=20 
> your<BR>software is freely distributable under the terms of the GPL. If = 
> more=20 
> than<BR>one programmer contributed to your software, the signature of = 
> one of=20 
> them<BR>will be sufficient for us.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We are aware that you cannot exclude = 
> each and every=20 
> possible legal<BR>implication. In the attached form, we therefore only = 
> ask for=20 
> your<BR>confirmation to your best knowledge and belief. Should you have = 
> any=20 
> doubts<BR>please contact us to clarify the matter.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If there are any questions, please = 
> contact Jo=20 
> Bager<BR>(<A href=3D"mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</A>) or Joern = 
> Loviscach=20 
> (<A href=3D"mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</A>), phone +49 = 
> 5<BR>11/53=20 
> 52-300.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you in advance for your = 
> understanding and=20 
> co-operation.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best Regards</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sincerely</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your c't team</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P.S.: Please keep us informed about any = 
> major=20 
> future versions of<BR>your software.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-------- please cut here = 
> --------</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>c't editor:=20 
> !!!!!!REDAKTEURSK=DCRZEL!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>program name: </FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>current version = 
> number:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20 
> .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . </FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>works with:<BR>(please tick all of the = 
> possible=20 
> options and put '?' if unknown)</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>( ) DOS<BR>( ) Win 3.1 or inherent DOS = 
> window<BR>(=20 
> ) Win 95 or inherent DOS window<BR>( ) Win 98 or inherent DOS = 
> window<BR>( ) Win=20 
> NT 3.51 or inherent command line<BR>( ) Win NT 4.0 or inherent command = 
> line<BR>(=20 
> ) MacOS 7.5<BR>( ) MacOS 8.0<BR>( ) MacOS 8.5<BR>( ) Linux<BR>( ) OS/2 = 
> Warp 3 or=20 
> inherent command line<BR>( ) OS/2 Warp 4 or inherent command line<BR>( ) = 
> other:=20 
> </FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>author/distributor of program (name, = 
> address,=20 
> e-mail):</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>license fee (amount): <BR>special = 
> conditions=20 
> for students etc.:</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>Which forms of payment do you = 
> accept?<BR>( )=20 
> cheque (ac/payee only)<BR>( ) bank transfer to account number=20 
> <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20 
> at&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp= 
> ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20 
> sort code <BR>( ) cash<BR>( ) credit card<BR>( ) registered=20 
> service:</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>( ) other</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>( ) The current program version can be = 
> found on the=20 
> Internet at the<BR>following URL:</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><BR>( ) The program is not available on = 
> the=20 
> Internet but from:</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I entitle Heinz Heise publishers, = 
> Hannover/Germany,=20 
> and F+L publishers,<BR>Nijmegen/Netherlands, to distribute copies of the = 
> said=20 
> software on CD ROMs<BR>which will be included in the German and Dutch = 
> versions=20 
> of c't magazine<BR>(shareware only in unregistered = 
> versions).</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With my signature, I confirm that I own = 
> the rights=20 
> required to give this<BR>consent. Distributing unregistered versions of = 
> the said=20 
> program does not<BR>incur any license fees to myself or to third parties = 
> (for=20 
> example for<BR>program code, algorithms, images, sounds or texts=20 
> used).</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I declare to my best knowledge and = 
> belief: The said=20 
> software and its<BR>intended form of distribution do not infringe upon = 
> laws=20 
> concerning<BR>copyright, patent law, child and youth protection, the = 
> protection=20 
> of<BR>patterns and designs or the protection of trademarks. Also I am=20 
> not<BR>aware of any assumptions concerning such breach.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To my best knowledge and belief the = 
> said software=20 
> does not contain any<BR>hidden functions for automatically duplicating = 
> program=20 
> parts ('viruses')<BR>or for deleting or spying out data ('Trojan = 
> horses'). I am=20 
> aware that I<BR>can be held liable for damages should this information = 
> be=20 
> incorrect.</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Place, date</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Signature</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = 
> size=3D2>------------------------------------<BR>Dr. Joern=20 
> Loviscach<BR>senior editor / application software<BR>c't Magazin fuer=20 
> Computertechnik<BR>Verlag Heinz Heise<BR>Helstorfer Strasse 7<BR>D-30625 = 
>  
> Hannover<BR>Germany</FONT></DIV> 
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>phone +49 511 53 52 = 
> 300<BR>fax&nbsp;&nbsp; +49 511=20 
> 53 52 417<BR><A=20 
> href=3D"http://www.heise.de/ct/Redaktion/jl/";>http://www.heise.de/ct/Reda= 
> ktion/jl/</A><BR><A=20 
> href=3D"mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY>= 
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