******************************************************************************** bgui.library 41.x BETA ---- This version of BGUI is BETA. It is only to be posted on authorized BGUI Web and FTP sites, which must be maintained by a member of the BGUI mailing list and directly linked from an official BGUI web page. This restriction is to ensure any defective version could be quickly replaced. You are allowed to distribute the library itself with your software, but do not distribute the entire package. If very serious bugs are identified in this version after release, please make every effort to wait until they are corrected, or use an earlier version. It is undesirable to publically distribute software in such form, for the reputation of BGUI and your software as well. ******************************************************************************** Contact information ------------------- who ---- Ian J. Einman where ----- P.O. Box 5711 Bellingham, WA 98227 USA e-mail ------ ie@az.com 74271.2766@compuserve.com internet -------- http://www.az.com/~ie/bgui/ ******************************************************************************** Distribution ------------ BGUI 41.x is freely distributable for the user of BGUI-based software. Charging a user extra money for the use of BGUI's features is specifically illegal. The BGUI executable library is and always will be freeware. BGUI 41.x is currently free for the developer. No licensing fees are required for shareware or commercial software. If you have a large project under development, you should try to keep in touch with me and test it with the latest versions of the library. Note that the lack of licensing fees applies only to 41.x and below, and I reserve the right to charge a small developer fee in the future, although I will avoid it as long as financially possible. Although I have made BGUI an extremely unrestrictive environment to develop in, here's a few things you should do, not because you have to, but out of courtesy: 1. Send me a copy or keyfile of your product. 2. Give some credit in the documentation. 3. If your product is successful and generates you money, a donation of some sort would be in order. I will probably keep a list of contributors in the documentation, so you can live in fame. ******************************************************************************** Source ------ The source code is currently not distributable. If you obtained it, or part of it, from me, do not redistribute it without my explicit permission. ******************************************************************************** History ------- BGUI was originally developed by Jan van den Baard. I assumed development of it in early 1996. Although I've rewritten most of the actual code by now, Jan is to forever be credited with creating an excellent balance of power and ease of use vs. speed and code size. The programming interface is also very good.