License and Conditions of Use (free version)

This is a legal agreement in effect between Wildcrest Associates and you the user by virtue of your possession of the Free Version of TextPrinter 1.0 ("TextPrinter" in what follows unless otherwise indicated).  It applies only to the Free Version of TextPrinter and not to the Product Version of TextPrinter or Source Code Version of TextPrinter which, if purchased, are governed by separate licenses.  If you do not agree to these terms and conditions then you may not install, use, or distribute this version of TextPrinter.

1. License and Ownership

TextPrinter is NOT public domain but rather is a licensed software product.  TextPrinter, including its accompanying files and documentation, is owned and copyrighted by Wildcrest Associates, © Copyright 1998, all rights reserved.  Wildcrest Associates grants the user a free nonexclusive license to download and use the Free Version of TextPrinter for any lawful commercial or non-commercial purposes provided the terms of this agreement are met.

2. Distribution

You may reproduce and freely distribute copies of the TextPrinter distribution file (.zip) to third parties provided you do not do so for profit and each copy is unaltered and complete.

You may not reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or modify this software or its accompanying documentation in any way.  In particular, the TextPrinter copyright notice and attribution to Wildcrest Associates in the headers of  documents printed by TextPrinter must remain unaltered.  The Product Version (or Source Version) of TextPrinter may be purchased separately to remove this restriction.

You may reproduce and distribute a copy of the file TextPrinter.class as part of any application, applet, library, or tool that uses TextPrinter provided this software has clearly distinct and added functionality, the TextPrinter.class file itself is unaltered and complete, and attribution is given to Wildcrest Associates (http://www.wildcrest.com) in any documentation or screen displays where other credits appear.

The TextPrinter.jar file may only be used in building your application.  It may be distributed as part of the overall TextPrinter distribution file (.zip), but neither the .jar file or any files from within the .jar file may be distributed separately, except for the .class file as described above.

The source code samples included with the TextPrinter documentation, including the PrintTextFile sample application files, may be freely used, modified, incorporated, and distributed without restriction as part of any software that uses TextPrinter itself.

3. Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

TextPrinter is licensed to the user on an "AS IS" basis. Wildcrest Associates MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FILES AND DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WILDCREST ASSOCIATES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE WILL BE  UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.  You the user are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of this software for your use and accept full responsibility for all risks associated with its use. Wildcrest Associates is not and will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special or incidental damages including loss of profits or interruption of business however caused, even if Wildcrest Associates has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

4. Support and Source Code Licensing

Wildcrest Associates does not provide formal customer support for TextPrinter. Bug reports and feature requests are encouraged but by email only.  Responses are not guaranteed and no assurances can be given as to when or if problems will be addressed.  Customers incorporating TextPrinter into software for deployment or sale are encouraged to purchase a license for the TextPrinter source code which will enable self-support, debugging, and  modifications or extensions to the base functionality.  The Wildcrest Associates web site has  further information about licensing the Source Code Version of TextPrinter including purchase terms and conditions.
 

Contact Information

To purchase either the Product Version of TextPrinter or the Source Code Version of TextPrinter, visit the Wildcrest Associates web site at: http://www.wildcrest.com.

Please submit any feature requests, bug reports, or any other comments regarding TextPrinter by email only to: products@wildcrest.com