How to license NNTPCACHE for your commercial / government / site ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. If you are upgrading from an old nntpcache license then the upgrade fee is n/3, where n is the number of years since your last license. So during the first year upgrades are free, during the second year 1/3 the cost, etc. 1. Work out how many users your site has. You will probably want to artificially increase this number if you expect it to grow in the future so you don't unintentionally break the license conditions. This figure is the actual number of users site-wide (e.g wc /etc/passwd or ypcat passwd|wc), NOT the number of concurrent NNTPCache users. Don't worry, it is presumed that only a minority of network users use news regularly. The figures reflect this expectation. What we're trying to work out is the approximate size of the network user base. We calculate the license size in this fashion because other models would dramatically increase compliance costs or prevent interesting network topologies. Organisations usually know (or can easily work out), the number of network users they have, but introducing a user accounting system for just for news would be be odious as would limiting the number or configuration of servers. You can run as many NNTPCache machines as you want. In *any* network configuration you want. If NNTPCache was licensed on a per-machine or concurrent user basis, then this would be impossible. 2. Choose the appropriate site license for your site: TYPE $US $AUS* Single user $10 $15 Under 10 users $50 $70 Under 100 users $120 $190 Under 500 users $300 $450 Under 1000 users $500 $750 Under 5000 users $1500 $2272 Under 10000 users $3000 $4545 Over 10000 users negotiable+ negotiable+ * Note than you can only pay in Australian dollars if your organisation is headquartered in Australia or New-Zealand. + If no fee is mutally negotiated, then the fee shall be $3000 USD per ten thousand users. 3. Make your payment as follows: i) Fill out the following and send it off (see iii) License type ____________________ (see above) Cost of license ________ (In dollars) Payment type _____________________ (cheque drawn on an Australian bank, international money order, EFT VISA, Master or Bankcard) Name/Company ___________________ (On the card/cheque/money order/EFT) Credit card # ____ ____ ____ ____ (if credit card) Card Expiry date __/__/__ (if credit card) Currency ___ ($US or $AUS) Email address ___________________ (e.g currierbell@isp.com) Company / site ___________________ (that the license is to be made out to. e.g Stone Head Systems) ii) Make the transaction payable to: a) In the case of a cheque / money order: Australian National Cognitive Facility WE WILL NOT ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL CHEQUES, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY NEGOTIATED. We'd like to be able to accept international cheques but the banking fees and paperwork are unbelievable. b) In the case of an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Please tell us what part of the world you are in and the name of your bank and we will provide you with an appropriate SWIFT/BSB number. This is usually the least painful method if you have access to a modern banking system. iii) Send the license request... a) In the case of a cheque or international money order, land/air mail to: Australian National Cognitive Facility PO BOX 4080 Melbourne University 3052 Australia b) in the case of a credit card, email to: nntpcache-license@nntpcache.com Or you can FAX to: +61-3-9416-2966 (ACNF) Or for the truly depraved, snail mail to: Australian National Cognitive Facility PO BOX 4080 Melbourne University 3052 Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This software is a copyrighted product and may not be used by commercial organisations, or by individuals acting in a commercial or profit making venture, or by government departments, institutions or bodies (with the exception of those primarily involved in non-military scientific research, medical treatment or education) including for-profit educational institutions, without an appropriate license from the copyright holders. Violation of this copyright is subject of, but not limited to civil and/or criminal remedies and/or penalties under the laws of the United States, Australia & New Zealand, the European Community and international law. -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.3ia mQCNAitu3RkAAAEEAJoZsGE2H1t3Fb8v8lQDBIFtUmGIl1EpnN/Ia6cllN4W59cL aoYi+ePp2Zym6Bjxn0czmZBjWnJ0FKFuTJuyL5gKJCEJIn2yy9IkZizIn3BpboLK P98qjOYDk8RL96Q2Ukh3TiCxTEFQbWTSX5VPsi46weKUGv3UxkoKRTxpCqrxAAUR tB1KdWxpYW4gQXNzYW5nZSA8cHJvZmZAaXEub3JnPokAlQIFECtu3RlKCkU8aQqq 8QEBmboD/jSjwyhueDfNlofqs6qUkXp5bUueeBUUd4aso0rx/9IllZFU0aq5tcxO 1GhVChIM5q4RT3AdsZ3J4uFxbcnln/YiI7Flh3J2KCf92sc0dvuCGVIl7ZYnFkGe fvcJjZnvHgN0w1GOuEQrfpwp83KvkuezigUJY24VqRiFjkni9CcG =j8g4 -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----