GUIDClean, version 1.0
22-March-1999

Copyright (c) 1999 General Frenetics, Discorp. All rights reserved.

Author:     marek jedlinski; General Frenetics, Discorp.
E-mail:     <eristic@lodz.pdi.net>
Web URL:    http://www.lodz.pdi.net/~eristic/free/index.html

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1. INTRODUCTION

GUIDClean allows users to detect, display and modify the Global Unique
Identifiers (GUID) that some MS Office products (Word and Excel) place
in user's documents. An argument can be made that these GUID strings
are a breach of users' privacy and may be used to track documents and
bind them to particular users or particular machines. As author of
GUIDClean I make no such arguments: I simply provide you with a free
program which you can use to view and/or change the GUID information
in your documents.

To install the program, simply unpack the archive and copy all files
to a directory of your choice. There is no special installation or
de-installation procedure. The program does not make any modifications
to the system registry in Windows 95/98/NT.

Please see online Help for description and details on how to use the
program. For more information and updates, visit the Web page above.

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2. SOURCE CODE

The archive file "GUIDCLEAN.ZIP" contains a subdirectory "SRC", where
the program source code is located. To compile the soucre code, you
will need:
    + Delphi 3.0 or later
    + RxLibrary components installed: see http://rx.demo.ru/

If the package you received does not contain the source code, you may
obtain it from General Frenetics Freeware homepage:
    http://www.lodz.pdi.net/~eristic/free/index.html

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3. LICENSE, TERMS OF USE

The terms of use described below apply to all files and documents
contained in the GUIDCLEAN distribution package, including the
executable program, the source code and the documentation.

This program is FREE SOFTWARE; it can be freely distributed and/or
modified under the terms of the `Artistic License' or the `GNU
General Public Licence', described in the two files `ARTISTIC.TXT'
and `GPL.TXT' respectively, which you should have received with the
program package. If you find these files are missing, I will be happy
to send them to you via email. You can also obtain a copy of the GNU
General Public License by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.

The distribution method is intended to be compliant with the Open Source
Definition -- see: http://www.opensource.org

The software and all accompanying documentation are provided "as is",
and come with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY of any kind, either express or
implied, without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. If you use the contents of this distribution,
you do so at your own risk, and you agree to free the author(s) of any
consequences arising from such use, either intended or otherwise.

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I hope you find this useful. Comments, suggestions and bug reports are
welcome, see my email address or home page, given on top of this document.

marek jedlinski
General Frenetics, Discorp.


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