Public Domain & Shareware



              Programs  that  have  been placed in the public
    domain  by  their  authors  are  free  to use, and may be
    copied  freely  by  anyone.   This  is  not the case with
    Shareware    ( often  called  User-Supported  software ).
    Basically,  the  authors  of  the  Shareware  retain  all
    rights  to  the  software  under  the  copyright laws and
    simply   allow   the   distribution   of  their  programs
    freely  or  with  minimal  restricions.   In other words,
    shareware is  NOT  free.  The idea of Shareware is to try
    it  for  a  reasonable  trial  or  test  period ,  if you
    decide  to  use  it,  you  must register with the author.