Conditions for Commercial Distribution of Kermit Software

                    Kermit Development and Distribution
              Columbia University Academic Information Systems
                             New York, NY, USA

                               February 2000

     This document supersedes the documents of the same name with
     earlier dates, and all other earlier statements of terms and
     conditions, including those found in Kermit manuals and other
     documentation published prior to the date shown above. This
     document will be updated from time to time as new software and
     manuals become available, or when pricing or other conditions
     change.

Kermit software is not in the public domain. It is copyright by the
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Kermit software is
distributed and supported by Columbia University. The nonprofit Kermit
Project is self-sustaining, funded by income from mail-order software
distribution, sales of published documentation, and license fees.

Except where permitted by the license of a specific Kermit software
program, Kermit software may not be distributed, remarketed, bundled,
embedded, adapted, given away, or otherwise redistributed by commercial
enterprises to their customers, clients, or prospective clients without
written permission of the Kermit Project at Columbia University, which will
be granted under the conditions enumerated in this document. Commercial
distribution includes, but is not necessarily limited to, bundling of
Kermit software with hardware or software products; furnishing Kermit
software to institutions, government agencies, or corporations under
contract; including Kermit software on CD-ROM distributions of any kind;
inclusion of Kermit software by Internet Access Providers in software kits
provided to their customers; embedding of Kermit software in
industry-specific applications such as medical claims submission packages;
or any other arrangement in which Kermit software is furnished to
customers, clients, or prospective clients for any purpose.

The conditions are:

  1. The supplier must furnish a copy of the pertinent manual for each
     computer where the software will run. This helps make the end-users
     self sufficient, thus reducing the burden on the supplier's (and
     Columbia University's) help desk. For MS-DOS Kermit and C-Kermit, the
     manuals are the professionally published books described below. Should
     the supplier wish not to furnish manuals, an additional fee must be
     paid, also described below, to help offset our increased tech-support
     workload and compensate for lack of exposure.

  2. The supplier must not modify the Kermit software source code without
     consent of Columbia University. If changes are needed, they must be
     coordinated through Columbia University so they can be supported and
     carried forward in new releases. The supplier can, of course, produce
     tailored initialization files, command files, macros, scripts, tip
     sheets, and similar material that does not involve changes to the
     Kermit software source code.

  3. The supplier must not modify, remove, or obscure any copyright notices
     that appear in the software or documentation.

  4. The supplier acknowledges that the Kermit software and documentation
     are provided as is; no other warranty is provided, express or implied,
     including without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability
     or implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Neither the
     supplier nor the end-users shall hold liable the authors of any Kermit
     software programs, publications or documentation nor Columbia
     University, Digital Press, nor any other contributing institution or
     individual for program or documentation errors.

KERMIT 95

Kermit 95 is the Kermit software for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and OS/2. Since all copies of Kermit 95 must be licensed,
whether for own use or redistribution or resale, the conditions for
furnishing Kermit 95 to customers or clients are automatically fulfilled
when you license it for that purpose.

MS-DOS KERMIT AND C-KERMIT

MS-DOS Kermit is the Kermit software for IBM PCs and compatibles with
MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows 3.x. The documentation is Using MS-DOS Kermit,
Second Edition, by Christine M. Gianone, Digital Press, Woburn, MA (1992).
German and French language editions are also available.

C-Kermit is the Kermit software for UNIX, VMS, OS/2, QNX, AOS/VS, Stratus
VOS, OS-9, the Commodore Amiga, and the Atari ST. The documentation is
Using C-Kermit by Frank da Cruz and Christine M. Gianone, Digital Press,
Woburn, MA (1997). A German edition is also available.

These manuals are available from Columbia University at the following
rates, which are set by the publisher, Digital Press, and are subject to
change. Single quantities:

     Using MS-DOS Kermit: $44.95, includes 3.5-inch software diskette.
     Using C-Kermit: $44.95.

Quantity Discounts:

    Quantity  Discount    Per Copy
      1           0%      $ 44.95
      2-9         5%        42.70
     10-49       10%        40.45
     50-249      15%        38.21
    250-499      20%        35.96
    500-749      25%        33.71
    750-999      30%        31.46
   1000-2999     35%        29.22
   3000+         40%        26.97

Prices are in US dollars. Shipping costs are extra for overseas shipments.
Pay no tax.

Each copy of the book is a license to distribute one copy of the software.
You may reproduce the software yourself if you wish, in quantities not to
exceed the number of licenses you have purchased.

Should wish to furnish MS-DOS or C-Kermit software to your customers or
clients without the published manuals, you may:

  1. Provide them instead with book voucher, to be redeemed by Columbia
     University at no cost to the customer. Add 10% to the bottom line, and
     contact us to make arrangements for the production of vouchers.

  2. Omit both the book and the voucher. Add 20% to the bottom line.

OTHER KERMIT VERSIONS

Other Kermit versions, such as Kermit-370, for which commercially published
documentation is not available, may be distributed under the terms listed
above. In this case, documentation is furnished online as part of the
software distribution and may be accessed online by the supplier and/or the
end-user. Should commercially published documentation become available at a
later date, the same terms will apply as those that now apply to MS-DOS
Kermit and C-Kermit.

SOURCE CODE

Companies may license Kermit source code for purposes of adapting it to, or
integrating it into, products or services. Contact the Kermit Project's
Business Manager to negotiate the terms of the license. However, it should
be emphasized that this course is not recommended in environments where an
existing Kermit program can operate on its own, since your product will not
be able to benefit from bug fixes and improvements that take place
afterwards, nor can it be supported by us. Most versions of Kermit software
are easy to imbed in other applications, so please think twice before
choosing a source code license.

PROCEDURE

To obtain permission to distribute Kermit software, write a letter
describing your intentions and agreeing to the terms listed in this
document, and in the case of MS-DOS Kermit and/or C-Kermit, agreeing to
condition (1) above and including your order, to:

     Christine M. Gianone Business Manager
     The Kermit Project
     Columbia University
     612 West 115th Street
     New York NY 10025-7799
     USA

     Telephone: +1 (212) 854-5126
     Fax: +1 (212) 662-6442
     Email: kermit@columbia.edu

In return, you will receive a letter of permission to use the Kermit
software in the manner you have described.

Use the same address for inquiries regarding ordering information,
packaging options, formats, support options, training, custom development,
German and French manuals, and similar information.

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Kermit Commercial Policy / Columbia University / kermit@columbia.edu /
February 2000