The Association of Shareware Professionals ("ASP")

                               Membership Application


                          Statement of Purpose of the ASP:

          The ASP is an association for shareware authors with the general
          goals of educating shareware authors and distributors and the
          public, setting standards, sharing resources and information
          among members.

          Definition of "Shareware":

          For the ASP's purposes, "Shareware" is software which meets the
          following general criteria:

          - It is a "complete" program, ie: it performs all of the major
          functions normally expected of a program of its type, unlike a
          "commercial demo" which normally has a major function disabled.
          (The distinction is sometimes a judgment call, and the ASP will
          have a procedure for arriving at such a judgment if necessary.)

          - It is copyrighted (as opposed to uncopyrighted software which
          is "public domain").

          - It may be copied for others to try out, subject to copying
          restrictions which the author may or may not choose to require,
          such as the following:

          - Registration fees may be required from the user as a condition
          of continued use of the program beyond a trial usage period. Not
          requiring such a fee or requiring fees only from specific types
          of users, such as businesses and government, but not individuals,
          does not disqualify a program from being considered "shareware".

          - Compliance with specified standards may be required from anyone
          copying the program for a fee or in conjunction with any business
          enterprise.

          Membership Criteria:

          Membership is open to programmers who are authors of at least one
          "nontrivial" program (in the judgment of a Membership Committee)
          which is currently marketed and supported as shareware, who agree
          to abide by standards adopted by the association, and whose
          membership, in the judgment of the Membership Committee, will not
          be detrimental to the goals or reputation of the ASP.

          Access to CompuServe is not required, but it is anticipated that
          this is where much of the decision-making process will take place
          because of relative ease of access. We encourage those who do not
          wish to use CompuServe or cannot get access to it to join the ASP


          anyway. Communication will also be accomplished via newsletters
          and possibly by other means.

          ASP Membership Requirements:

          These requirements are followed by all members of the ASP.  When
          accepted as a member you will be required to abide by them.
          These requirements apply to ALL programs you produce which are
          distributed as shareware (even if the ASP name or the word
          shareware are not used).  By applying you are confirming that all
          your shareware programs meet these requirements.  The one program
          you submit is evaluated for the non-triviality test (which only
          applies to that program) and standards of professionalism (which
          apply to all programs).

          The following are the general standards that ALL ASP authors
          (full members) have agreed to follow.  Each was passed by at east
          a 2/3 vote of those members voting and is binding on all authors.
          They consist of a support policy, a policy on payments, a policy
          on no crippled software, an Ombudsman policy and some
          miscellaneous items:

                        **** ASP SOFTWARE SUPPORT POLICY ****

             1.  All ASP members' shareware products must provide support
                 (included in the purchase price) for a minimum of three
                 months from the date of registration.  If the support is
                 by telephone, there may be a limitation on BOTH the total
                 connect time and the period after purchase during which it
                 is available without additional cost so long as the
                 connect time is at least 30 minutes during the required
                 three months.  Support may be provided for a fee after
                 this initial period has elapsed. The support policy must
                 be clearly stated in the shareware documentation.

             2.  Support during the initial period may be one or more of
                 the following:

                 - mail support

                 - telephone support (if this is the only support provided,
                 at a minimum an answering machine must be available 4
                 hours per day; this support may be limited to thirty
                 minutes of connect time at the option of the author)

                 - for communications products, or ones associated to a
                 communication product by BBS or major communications
                 service

                 - by any alternate method approved by the Board of
                 Directors by a two thirds vote (of those directors voting)

             3.  The minimum level of support required by this policy
                 involves answering questions and fixing serious bugs

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                 during the minimum three month period.  For problems
                 involving a specific hardware or software environment or
                 feature, the author may choose not to modify the program.
                 In that case, if the report is within three months after
                 purchase, then the author shall offer to refund the user's
                 purchase price.

             4.  Any money sent to an author to register an unsupported
                 product shall be promptly returned with an explanation
                 that the product in question is no longer supported.

             5.  Known incompatibility with other software or hardware and
                 major or unusual program limitations are noted in the
                 documentation that comes with the shareware (evaluation)
                 program.

                     **** ASP REGISTRATION PAYMENT POLICY *****

             1.  The Documentation must clearly describe how to register
                 the product and what goods and/or services the user will
                 receive for registering.

             2.  Fees must be expressed in fixed monetary amounts.
                 Voluntary payments or contributions may not be solicited,
                 although phrasing such as "if you use and like this
                 product, please register" is allowed.

             3.  Multiple levels of registration may be set, as long as
                 each level individually satisfies the above two
                 requirements.

                        **** ASP POLICY ON NO CRIPPLING ****

          The principle behind shareware is "try before you buy."  ASP
          believes that users have a right to try a fully functioning
          shareware program in their regular computing environment.
          Accordingly, ASP authors agree that:

             1.  The executable files (and/or items linked in with
                 executables) in their shareware and registered versions
                 will be the same (with the exceptions noted below)

             2.  All the program's features will be fully documented.

             3.  Registration encouragement procedures which in the
                 judgment of the Board are either unreasonable or
                 unprofessional are not allowed.

          Exceptions to a strict interpretation of this policy are as
          follows:

          - to save disk space, tutorial and additional explanatory
          material may be left out of the shareware documentation.


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          - the shareware version may have registration encouragement
          procedures absent from the registered version (or which can be
          disabled with a code only provided to registered users).  The
          term "registration encouragement procedure" means a method for
          alerting users to their duty to register the program.  Permitting
          registration encouragement procedures is not to be construed as a
          means of avoiding the anti-crippling requirements.

          - the registered version may include sample files not included in
          the shareware version.

          - if source code is offered with the registered version, it may
          be withheld from the shareware version.

          - the author may provide two shareware versions: one a small
          version which the author designates the distributed version in
          normal circumstances (e.g. language tools in C only available in
          one model) so long as the full shareware version is available
          from some public source (possibly for a small distribution fee)
          and may be copied for trial purposes. The small version's
          documentation must clearly describe how users may obtain the full
          shareware version.

          - the author may provide an enhanced retail version of the
          program so long as it is not (in the opinion of 60% of the BoD)
          merely an attempt to circumvent this no crippling policy

          - registered users may be provided bonus utilities unrelated to
          (and which do not change) the basic functionality of the program

          - registered users may be given utilities which provide a
          convenience but which are not essential

          - exceptions approved by the ASP board of directors by a 60% vote
          of those voting

                           **** ASP OMBUDSMAN POLICY ****

             1.  The board shall set up the office of Ombudsman and appoint
                 someone to that position.  The Ombudsman's sole role shall
                 be to mediate disputes between ASP members and their
                 customers.  The Ombudsman shall report to the board
                 situations where he feels board action or knowledge is
                 appropriate.

             2.  All ASP members and vendor associate members are required
                 to cooperate with the Ombudsman when approached by
                 him/her.

             3.  If the ASP logo or name is used by any full member in any
                 ads/docs etc in connection with any shareware program,
                 then that member shall include the following statement
                 with their shareware programs: "This program is produced
                 by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals

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                 (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
                 principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
                 shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting
                 the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
                 Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
                 an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
                 members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
                 P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve
                 message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536"

             4.  This statement is only required if the ASP name is
                 otherwise used by the author and it is only required in
                 programs and/or versions distributed as shareware.  It can
                 be in any file provided with the shareware version of the
                 program.  In addition, members are free to include it in
                 printed docs, ads and other mailings if they wish.

             5.  The first sentence may be replaced by "<Member's name> is
                 a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
                 (ASP)."  If an author's company is a company member, then
                 the company name may be used instead of <member's name> if
                 the policy applies.

             6.  If the ASP logo or name is used by any ASP approved vendor
                 in any ads/catalogs etc , then that vendor must include
                 the following statement with their catalogs and
                 newsletters and is encouraged to include it with all disks
                 sold: "Company X is an approved vendor and associate
                 member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
                 (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
                 works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-
                 related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
                 member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
                 Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
                 an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
                 members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
                 P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve
                 message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536"

                            **** ASP MISC STANDARDS ****

          The program has been thoroughly tested by the author and should
          not be harmful to other files or hardware if used properly. Any
          discussion of the shareware concept and of registration
          requirements is done in a professional and positive manner.  The
          program author will respond to people who send registration
          payments, as promised in the program's documentation.  At a
          minimum, the author will acknowledge receipt of all payments. The
          author will keep the ASP apprised of changes in mailing address
          and of any changes in the status of his programs.

          Membership Dues:



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          The ASP has annual membership dues.  First year dues are
          currently $50.00 per year, pro rated to the quarter the applicant
          is accepted for membership.  Subsequent year dues are currently
          $75.

          Mailing List Option:

          The ASP intends to provides mailing lists to outsiders.  The
          mailing list provided as labels and not in electronic form shall
          be provided by whoever is keeping the official ASP membership
          list (currently the Secretary).  The list shall consist solely of
          names and addresses and not phone numbers.

          Members shall have the option of being included in the mailing
          list or not as follows:  Your name will be included on this list
          UNLESS you indicate that you do not want it included by checking
          the box on the application.

          At any time, any member may change their include/exclude status
          by notifying the keeper of the list in writing or via easyplex.

                        **** HOW TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP ****

          Three easy steps to apply for membership in the ASP:

             1.  Read and understand the above guidelines.  If you are in
                 compliance with the guidelines then you may apply for
                 membership.

                 "ALL of your shareware programs must comply with the ASP
                 requirements, just not the submitted program".

             2.  Fill out the application below and mail it together with a
                 copy of the program you elect to use as your submission
                 for review.  You must preprint any on disk DOC files to
                 assist in a speedy review process and include this with
                 the submission.  It is also required that you complete the
                 form below answering ALL QUESTIONS. Save the portion below
                 the line after completion to a blank disk and label the
                 disk "APPLICATION FORM".  This disk will be included in
                 the review package.  You may send the application form on
                 Compuserve to the Executive Director and eliminate the
                 additional disk if desired.  However if you elect to
                 submit the application via Compuserve the program
                 submission package must be mailed or shipped within five
                 days of the electronic filing of the application form.

                 In brief your application will consist of:

                    a.  One copy of the application form printed, dated and
                        signed.

                    b.  Your on disk DOC files preprinted.


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                    c.  Your program on disk for review.

                    d.  If you noted on the application that the shareware
                        version and registered version are different, you
                        must also include a copy of the registered package.

                    e.  The completed application form on disk with the
                        disk labeled "APPLICATION FORM".  (May be sent on
                        Compuserve via Email if desired.)

             3.  Last but not least if you have a Compuserve account listed
                 check your Email regularly for messages from the ASP
                 Membership Coordinator.

          To apply for membership in the ASP, fill out the following form
          following the above instructions and send it to:

          Executive Director
          Association of Shareware Professionals
          P.O. Box 5786
          Bellevue, WA 98006

          or Email on CompuServe just the following completed form to:

          ASP Executive Director [71327,2051]
























          Email for the initial application will be accepted. The signed
          form must be included in the review package and received within
          one week of the Email application.  When Emailing, please
          transmit only the part of the form following this line of dashes.
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ASP Membership Application

(Please do not modify the format of the following block of info.)
Your Name........ ______________________________ (30 characters)
Company Name..... ______________________________ (30)
Street Address... ______________________________ (30)
P.O. Box......... ____________________           (20)
City............. ____________________           (20)
State, Ctry, Zip. __, _______________ __________ (2, 15, 10)
Phone, day....... ______________                 (14)
Phone, evenings.. ______________                 (14)
CIS PPN.......... __________                     (10)
MCI & Other...... ____________________           (20)

If you list a CIS PPN the Membership Coordinator and Committee
may contact you via EPLEX - Please check your EPLEX regularly
between the time you apply and your application process is
complete.

If membership is approved, members normally have their name and
program listed for Compuserve.  This is limited to 24 characters
and normally would appear as such: John Doe (Your Program)
How do you wish your listing to appear?

CIS Name/Program. ________________________       (24)

ASP provides mailing lists to outsiders such as disk vendors.
Your name will be included on this list unless you indicate that
you do not want it included by checking this box:

I do not wish to be included on the external mailing list  [  ]

If you have more than one shareware program, please provide the
following information for your "best" shareware program.  (This
information is for the purpose of determining if the criteria of
a "nontrivial, non-demo program" have been met.)

Program name.....
Shareware price..
Type of program..

Where a copy of the program may be obtained for review:
(Eg: CompuServe Forum, BBS name and phone number, by mail, etc.)
(If by mail, please do not send it with application, you will be
contacted with the name and address of the Committee member.)

Major program features and capacities (limits):
(Eg: For a database program, how many fields, records, etc.
allowed; for an editor, how many lines. If listing is more than a
few lines, please append to the end of this form).

Does the "registered version" have features or additional docu-
mentation which the "freely distributed version" does not? _
(If so please list differences below or at the end of this form.)




Membership requires that you understand and agree to the
following:

I _____________________ certify

- that the above information is correct;
- that I will abide by the standards of the ASP;
- that if I should ever decide to no longer abide by those
standards or by new standards which the ASP may adopt in
the future, I will cancel my membership immediately;
- that the ASP has the right to cancel the membership of a
member at any time; and
- that upon cancellation of membership by either party, I will
discontinue using any materials, logos, claims of membership,
or other benefits which are intended solely for members of
the ASP.

Signed,

_____________________________  Date: ____________