    " -----------------------------   TM |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | > | d | i | g | i | t | a | l |	I N T E R O F F I C E  M E M O		 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  +---------------------------+  	 1 TO: OpenVMS Customer Base	DATE: 10 October, 1995       				FROM: Stephen Zalewski% CC: List			DEPT: OpenVMS Engineering   				EXT : 381-1458     				LOC : ZK3-4/S23  				ENET: STAR::ZALEWSKI      J SUBJECT: Call for Software Submissions for V2.0 of the OpenVMS Freeware CD    " Submission deadline:  November 6th"                       ------------  H After the overwhelming success of the V1 OpenVMS Freeware CD, it is time to put together the V2 CD.    H I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who submitted J software to the V1 OpenVMS Freeware CD.  The final tally was 150+ softwareI packages totalling 375mb of disk space.  The breadth of software that was L included on the CD was very appreciated by the tens of thousands of OpenVMS 
 customers.  G I will be accepting software submission until November 6th.  This gives G everyone several weeks to round up their favorite software or to update ? the existing software that you submitted to the V1 freeware CD.   L If you have previously submitted software to the CD and would like to updateL it, please submit a complete update.  I will not do selective replacement ofK files.  Simply ship a complete new saveset, and I will replace the complete  product on the CD.  G Please feel free to forward this mail as far as possible.  Everyone is  N welcome to submit software for the freeware CD.   For non-Digital submission, O I will need a "signed" electronic version of the release form (included below)   sent to me as well.   G I have included the simple instructions for how to package the software L for easy inclusion on the CD.  If you do not follow this packaging, I cannot- guarantee that the software will be included.    Steve Zalewski   --  4 Steve Zalewski			   Mail: zalewski@star.enet.dec.comH OpenVMS System Software Segment	   WWW:  http://www.openvms.digital.com/6 Digital Equipment Corporation      Tel: (603) 881-14586 110 Spit Brook Road, ZKO3-4/S23	   FAX: (603) 881-0189 Nashua, NH 03062-2698      			Introduction  			------------   G OpenVMS Engineering is sponsoring an OpenVMS Freeware CD-ROM which will M contain "public domain" and "freeware" software which runs on OpenVMS VAX and @ OpenVMS Alpha.  The purpose of the OpenVMS Freeware CD-ROM is toH provide OpenVMS customers with easy access to public domain software and+ "free" internal Digital software and tools.   K The guidelines for the software to be contained on the OpenVMS Freeware CD   are the following:  I 0 The software must be unencumbered to the public.  No license fees shall :   be requested of or required by the customer for its use.< 0 The software must run on OpenVMS VAX and/or OpenVMS Alpha.H 0 Digital does not warranty this software in any way.  It is provided as   "as is" software. J 0 Digital will not provide service for this software, fix the software, or%   warranty that it works correctly.   E 0 Customers are free to adapt and change the sources for their needs.     8                Freeware CD-ROM Software and Organization1 	       -----------------------------------------   L In order to facilitate the job of packaging the software on the freeware CD,1 here is the simple process that must be followed:   G Build the software into a saveset.  Each product must be in a DIFFERENT L directory.  If the sources are included, place them in a subdirectory calledB .SRC.  You need to supply the following files with each directory:        - FREEWARE_README.TXT  C        This file must have the following format for the FIRST line:   6           PACKAGE_NAME, CATEGORY, ONE_LINE_DESCRIPTION           for example:  P           INTOUCH 4GL, LANGUAGES, High-performance 4GL for VAX and Alpha systems  J        The one-line descriptions will be truncated to 60 characters.  ThisI        will allow them to display nicely on the selection menus later on.   I        Any additional lines of text in the FREEWARE_README.TXT file will  J        be displayed to the user from the MENU SYSTEM, if they choose this         package from the menu.     =        The recommended list of catagories to choose from are:  	GAMES		  GRAPHICS	LANGUAGES$ 	MISCELLANEOUS	  MOTIF TOYS	SOFTWARE# 	SYSTEM MANAGEMENT TOOLS		UTILITIES   (      - FREEWARE_DEMO.TXT file (optional)  J        The FREEWARE_DEMO.TXT file is text that can explain how to try thisE        software...or explains what the FREEWARE_DEMO.COM file will be         showing the user.  #      - FREEWARE_DEMO.COM (optional) >        If the user selects this package from the menu system, 3        the FREEWARE_DEMO.COM file will be executed.   K Each directory should contain the VAX and Alpha executables (if possible),  M help text, documentation, sources (in [.SRC]) and then anything else you want 
 to put there.   K If the software is already kitted as a VMSINSTAL or PCSI kit, that is fine. L Just put the kits in the directory along with the instructions.  PLEASE makeG sure that the .txt and .com files are easy to read and understand.  The E more friendly your instructions and directions, the more likely that   others will want to try it.   I    NOTE: In order for the software to be considered for inclusion on the  D          CD, the release form MUST be submitted with the software.  E          Electronic copies of the signed release form are acceptable.   I Once the software is packaged, you can submit it on a tape (tk50, TK70 or  TLZ04 preferred) to:   	Steve Zalewski  	Digital Equipment Corporation 	MS: ZK3-4/S23 	110 Spitbrook Road  	Nashua, NH  03062  K If you have internet access, you can send an FTP pointer to the location of  the kit to:    	ZALEWSKI@STAR.ENET.DEC.COM   ( and we will copy the kit electronically.    G The OpenVMS Development group is looking forward to your submissions...          			RELEASE FORM  			------------    OpenVMS Freeware CD  --------------------   DEVELOPER RELEASE FORM:     = 	As the owner/developer of this software, I release it to be  D 	included on the OpenVMS Freeware CD-ROM.  I expect no renumerances D 	or payments for the use of this software from Digital or Digital's  	customers.        					_______________________   					Developer/Owner Name     