Boxing up a package

[Jeff Bills]

Can I create a solution and box it up for retail? I've got bookstores wanting to keep supplies on hand and I didn't find anything in the FMDev license agreement stating I should not.

[Fenton]

I'm not an expert in this area at all, but here's a few layman observations; which you perhaps already know. I believe that it is quite fine to do what you want. I'm assuming this is a Runtime solution? You do need to carefully read the documentation, which is pretty clear, about what FileMaker mandates that you include with a runtime. Off the top of my head:

1. Your name and contact info, in a dedicated About layout, which is set as the default About screen during runtime creation.

2. Some specific text (which they give you) on that screen for FileMaker's copyright and non-responsibility for support.

3. A text file with a license, which FileMaker supplies an example of; which may be modified, as long as it doesn't void a mandantory section (just what may require legal advice; but it seemed fairly straightforward, as far as such things go).

Further, you might want to include a routine to show this contract during 1st startup, so that they have to click "Agree" to continue. I believe just including a text file is not considered sufficient, if push comes to shove.

4. Anything else they say that I forgot :-/

[Jeff Bills]

Thanks Fenton