PostcardWare


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What is PostcardWare ?

In this section of bome.com I will present you my concept of PostcardWare.

Basically, PostcardWare means that you can use the program/source code free of any payment (see exceptions below). To legally use it after you have tried it, you must send me a postcard. Yes, a real postcard !

See the postcards

See a selection of the best postcards sent to me from all over the world by clicking on the world map:

A Postcard ?

Yes. I enjoy receiving postcards from all over the world. Also, I think, that it is a nice way for the user to show appreciation without becoming poor - sending a postcard is cheap all over the world.

Many people seem to think that it is a joke. But it is not. I take it very serious, and you will never be able to get a license of my PostcardWare programs by sending me an email or a web-card (virtual postcard). The only way of getting a license is by sending me a real postcard which I can hold in my hands (or by paying for the program; details below). Of course, you can also send other souvenirs or things from your country.

Some 3rd party definitions:

Which different types of PostcardWare are there ?

Here on bome.com I offer programs of 3 types of PostcardWare:

The first type is optional PostcardWare: you can use the product as you want and if you feel like it, send me a postcard. You are not bound to it. Examples of this are my Delphi components.
The second type binds you to send me a postcard to legally use the product. After a self-chosen evaluation period you are requested to send me a postcard - especially if you use the program on a regular basis or in a company. An example is Bome's Send SX.
The third type is what I call Heavy PostcardWare: the program shows a reminder screen at start-up. By sending me a postcard, you will receive a license key, which will eliminate the registration reminder. Commercial use cannot be licensed with a postcard though. See below for more information. Examples are Bome's Midi Translator and Bome's Mouse Keyboard.

About Heavy PostcardWare

This type of PostcardWare is only free for private use. If you use the program commercially (i.e. in a company, or you use it in any way related to you making money), you have to pay a low fee to receive the license key. Payment is usually done online on a secure server, or in many other ways. Refer to the respective program page for more information.

Many users request a license key before sending a postcard to me. I will not give it to them. See it as the exact replacement for paying money. Other users say it is very urgent do get a license key. In this case you can pay the monetary fee: you will receive the license key instantly to remove the reminder screen at start-up of the program.

Where do I send the postcard ?

Send it to this address:

Always include:

Program name
Your full name
Your email address

(Note: in the programs' readme.txt files, I specify my parents' address.)

Please allow 4-10 weeks for delivery and processing of the postcard!
Of course you can also pay the purchase fee to get the license key instantly.

Overview of my PostcardWare
Bome's Mouse Keyboard	A flexible MIDI keyboard to be played with the mouse or the computer keyboard.	Heavy Postcardware

Bome's Midi Translator Classic	Translate MIDI messages on the fly, e.g. sys ex messages to controllers.	Commercial

Bome's SendSX	Send and receive arbitrary MIDI messages and sys ex data or use it as MIDI monitor.	Freeware

JaWavedit	Wave editor in Java	Postcardware

Bome's MP3 Renamer	Automatically rename a large number of files (especially adapted for music files). With Source Code.	PostcardWare

Bome's Image Resizer	Conveniently resize and crop a large number of image files.	PostcardWare

TOneInstance	Delphi component: prevent your program to run in more than one instance.	PostcardWare

THistoryList and TBookmarks	Delphi component: list of recently used files and/or directories, and bookmark list in the menu.	PostcardWare

TWatch	Delphi component: track events of other running applications like keystrokes or mouse messages.	PostcardWare

TPathDialog	Delphi component: display a dialog for choosing a directory or network path.	PostcardWare