Here are the policy guidelines for contributing stuff to the AmoNER PD project magazine. 1) What can be contributed? Well, we want everything you can give us concerning AMOS, from software to gossip. However there are a few rules here: a) Software: We will publish software only under Public-Domain, ShareWare and TestWare ideas. What are those? Well...: Public Domain software is programs which the author gives permission to distribute and copy anywhere without requesting any previous permission and without charging money. ShareWare is programs which may be copied freely, but, if you start making a regular use of the program, you are required to pay the author. TestWare is programs which are pre-releases of a bigger program. They come as an example of the program's abilities but contain only a portion of the complete version. In order to get the complete version you have to pay the author. The TestWare program can be copied without charge. We will not publish any commercial program. b) Articles: Make sure the articles are yours :). Keep the language clean and your article clear. They will be checked for grammar and improper spelling, but we are not professional editors, so do not expect miracles or take us for granted! 8) c) Technical Notes: We will be more than happy if you can supply your programs with technical notes which explain what the program does and how it works. Also, we prefer source and not complied programs simply because this magazine is meant to help AMOS users write better code and enjoy the complete program. Well, that's it :). We might add some stuff in the future. 2) Rejecting programs: We will try to publish everyone, from novices to experts, to make the AmoNER a magazine that fills the need for a large society of AMOS users. Of course, we will have to reject some of the material if it's vulgar, bug-ridden, or we get swamped with programs (I pray for that day!) :) Anyway, don't be ashamed to send anything. As stated in the AMOS manual: "Don't worry if your programing is a little rough. If your ideas are good enough, you could have a real future as a professional games writer..." 3) Sending files to both AmoNER and the Official AMOS PD Lib in the United Kingdom: Ah, now this is a touchy subject. Usually, Public Domain software is Public Domain and can be distributed everywhere. However, we feel it might be redundant and maybe an insult to the Official PD Lib if we publish stuff already found on their disks. Therefore, until we receive some response over this question from Europress Software, you are requested not to send us files which can already be found on the AMOS Official PD Lib. On the other hand, feel free to send Europress software stuff which was already published here. However, we would appreciate it if you added a note saying that your program has already been distributed on an AmoNER PD disk. Oh, we almost forgot. All AmoNER Magazines will be sent to Europress Software. So, you can be sure that everything you publish here will be looked upon by Europress. Well, at least we hope... 4) Copyright: Well, again from the AMOS manual: "It is very important that you acknowledge AMOS in your programs using a phrase such as "Written By John Smith using AMOS," and, where possible, include the "AMOS sprite" We think that's more than fair. Europress gave us a great programming language, so this is the least we can do to repay it. So, here we go and you should do the same in your programs: AmoNER is a Public Domain Magazine about and written with AMOS, the greatest language in the world (IOHO) from Europress software. Before we get carried away, here is something completely different: 5) Ok, Ok, I got it all. Who do I send my Program/Article to? Ah, now that is a good question! Well, it is very likely that you have bitnet/e-mail connection. So, if your program does not contain memory banks, send it via e-mail to one of the three addresses given below. If it does contain few files or memory banks, lharc and uuencode the program before sending it to us via e-mail. If you don't have any of those (lharc, uuencode) contact us by e-mail and we will explain to you what you have to do. We have the solution for everything! :) Ok, here we go: In North America: Michael Cox E-mail: aj639@Cleveland.freenet.edu Snail-Mail: 13600 EDS Drive MS A5N-B51 Herndon, VA 22071 In Australia: Paul Stephen Holt (Actually, we have no idea where Paul is, so if anyone sees him, ask him to drop us a line!) In Europe & Israel: Gal-on Broner E-mail: Broner@black.bgu.ac.il Bitnet: Broner@black Snail-mail: P.O.Box 5418 Beer-Sheva, ISRAEL 84153 end...