Subject: When to register ts-programs

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 Q: What are the rules for using your programs. Are they freeware,
PD, shareware, or what?

 A: See ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/ts/register.txt

 A2: Some, albeit very few users have been considerate enough to ask
this question. The answer is contained in the .inf document files of
the programs and it is the following. You are free to use and
distribute my programs as long they are used strictly for your own
private non-profit purposes only. For ANY other purpose (including
using at work in business enterprises, all classroom usage,
university teaching, and government offices) please contact me for a
registration.
   Let me stress one particular item, because of the liberties taken
by some users in this respect. Classroom usage of my programs at any
teaching institution without my explicit permission is a direct
breach of my conditions and rights!
   A few of the packages (TSLIN linear programming, TS#ST statistics
packages, and TSPELL and TSCHEK spelling checkers) are scaled-down
versions. To obtain a full-scale version for any usage you will
have to register. However:
     "I am afraid I have to breach this promise because I do
     not currently have the time to the registration
     arrangements in a manner that would make a shareware
     distribution of my programs worth my while. Therefore I
     regret to inform you that for the time being my
     material is not registrable for commercial or
     institutional usage. This also goes for public
     university classroom usage. The only allowed usage of
     my programs for my users thus is your own, private,
     personal, non-profit usage which does not require
     registration."

 A3: If and when you distribute my programs as acceptable under A2,
I would REALLY appreciate it if you distributed the original
packages unchanged (repacking with a different packing method is ok,
though). Please DO NOT distribute *separately* any of the programs
or files in the packages. Give out a whole package, or nothing, if
you please.

 A4: Uploading to BBSes is solicited. As I do not place any fee on
the private, non-registered versions of my programs, I would very
much appreciate it if you would reciprocate by doing me the favor of
uploading my program(s) to at least one bulletin board which does
not have them, or has old versions.
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