Distribution
Picasso96 is freely distributable provided the medium or archive does contain
all files of an original Picasso96 distribution archive without modifications
and does not contain any other hardware driver which is not approved by the
Picasso96 authors. Picasso96 may under no circumstances be a part of a product
without the written approval of the Picasso96 authors. This especially concerns
the case that some company develops a graphics board and wants to sell it with
Picasso96 as the main graphics system (sometimes called "workbench emulation").
Starting July 1st 1998, Picasso96 will be ShareWare. We
request DM 30 (or US$ 20, no other currencies, please) from all users that
do not own at least one of the graphics boards that come with a Picasso96
licence. At the moment this only applies to the PicassoIV
and the Pixel64.
Development for Picasso96
Developing software for Picasso96 is free, development of Picasso96 hardware
drivers is restricted to non-commercial projects, old hardware or - if a
licence is obtained from the authors - new hardware products. We reserve the
right to decide whether to provide support for a certain project or not.
Writing and issuing hardware drivers without the written approval of the
Picasso96 authors will not be tolerated.
Licensing
Companies that want to sell graphics cards or other products with Picasso96
as the core driver system must license Picasso96 from:
| Kneer & Abt GbR.
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| Masurenweg 6a
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| D-89233 Neu-Ulm
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| Germany
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The licence fees are based on the complexity of the product and the number of
units sold. We request about 3 to 5 per cent of the retail price with a
minimum of about DM 10.