This Software, GIFConverter, is licensed, not sold, and may only be used under the terms outlined below.
Under this license, you may use the Software under the following conditions:
This license is automatically terminated upon breach of any of the terms of this license. Upon termination, all copies of this Software and the documentation must be destroyed.
This Software is sold "as is" under the terms of the Warranty listed below.
The purchaser, by agreeing to this license, affirms that the software will not be used, sold, transferred, or exported in any form contrary to the laws of the United States of America or the laws of any State. The author assumes no liability for purchaser’s use of this Software resulting in the violation of a law.
This Warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights, which vary from state to state.
Media on which the Software is distributed by Kevin A. Mitchell is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase. If the media should prove defective, return it to the address listed above for replacement.
This software and manual are sold "as is" and without any warranty, express or implied, including but not limited to non-infringement of third party rights, performance or merchantability.
This program is sold without any express or implied warranties whatsoever. Because of the diversity of conditions and hardware under which this program may be used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user is advised to test the program thoroughly before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. The author will assume no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this software, including loss or interruption of business, accidental loss of data, or damage to computer equipment, or for any claim by a third party.
The author does not guarantee that this Software will work in every environment. Specifically, no guarantee is made about the performance of the Software under a network, served disk, or multi-user system. This Software is not guaranteed to work on Macintosh-compatible computers not manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc., or on Macintosh computers that did not exist at the time the program was written. It is not guaranteed to work in the presence of INITs, system extensions, or other software which modifies the operating system, system traps, or other portions of the software as provided by Apple Computer.
GIFConverter is a shareware program. Shareware offers the opportunity to try out a fully-functional copy of a program before purchase. Although GIFConverter is freely available, it is a copyrighted program, and use or distribution in violation of the License Agreement and Distribution guidelines is against the law.
You may use GIFConverter for up to 15 days before registering it. GIFConverter is fully functional, and all features are present even without registration. The key you get when you register will disable the registration screen at startup time.
You may give copies of GIFConverter to your friends for evaluation. GIFConverter may be placed on BBSes and online service providers (such as CompuServe, GEnie and America Online) provided that the GIFConverter package is downloadable without charge beyond normal connect charges. GIFConverter may be placed onto diskettes distributed by user groups at nominal fee.
When distributing GIFConverter, please give the complete contents of the disk, or the program archive and one of the documentation archives, making sure that you transfer all note files as well.
Vendors desiring to place GIFConverter into their catalogs must contact the author at the address on the cover requesting permission to distribute this program, and outlining their fees and shareware policies.
Whenever GIFConverter appears on a catalog, diskette, BBS, or online service, it must be identified as shareware. Vendors and operators must make it clear that online charges or disk fees have not paid for the use of this shareware product, and that additional payment is due the author.
I offer support to my registered users on the GIFConverter program through any of the US Mail or electronic addresses listed on the cover. If you have a feature request, or if you find a bug in the program, do not hesitate to contact me. Or, use the reporting
From time to time, I will release new versions of GIFConverter and updated documentation. I distribute programs and documentation primarily through electronic channels; if you have already paid for GIFConverter, you may download new versions of the program and machine-readable documentation without further charge. Replacement disks and manuals are available for a fee plus shipping charges as stated in documentation accompanying the program. In general, it is cheaper to download new versions.
I primarily distribute GIFConverter at its web site at http://www.kamit.com/gifconverter/. Copies are also sometimes uploaded to America Online.
I am grateful for the following people, without whom none of this would be possible:
Larry Wood, administrator of the Graphics Forums on CompuServe. Larry has been the driving force behind getting GIF from just words on a piece of paper to a graphics format we all can use.
My brother, Jason, for letting me use his Macintosh IIci before I got mine.
Bart Barton and the folks at GEnie, for helping me provide online support.
David Stovall and the folks at America Online, for providing a truly excellent online support environment.
Lofty Becker, for his help in debugging GIFConverter on hardware I don’t have.
Steve Levinthal, for allowing me to test GIFConverter on his equipment.
Tom Lane and the other contributors to the Independent JPEG Group for a fine piece of portable code.
And finally, my wife Carol, who has tolerated the time I’ve spent on GIFConverter, and who edited this manual to make it understandable.
Copyright ©1998 by Kevin A. Mitchell. All rights reserved.