Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:07:47 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: ktb <x.y.f@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Free UNIX source licenses (was: [OT] 4.4 license) Message-ID: <20001221130747.C53393@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20001220201603.A1894@debian.local>; from x.y.f@home.com on Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 08:16:03PM -0600 References: <000601c06a67$72a0f220$1703a8c0@nirmitee> <000f01c06a68$137bd700$103b7c18@treznor> <20001221115427.A52062@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20001220201603.A1894@debian.local>
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On Wednesday, 20 December 2000 at 20:16:03 -0600, ktb wrote: > On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 11:54:27AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: > > <snip> >> >> 4.4BSD contains AT&T code. You need a UNIX source license (now >> available for free from SCO) to get it. 4.4BSD-Lite was an incomplete >> operating system created by removing the AT&T code from 4.4BSD. It >> was the base for FreeBSD 2.0 and NetBSD 1.0. >> > > I was wondering if you could shed some light here on where to > get this free license for 4.4BSD? I checked at the SCO site and > didn't see anything regarding this. I'm just curious as to how > 4.4BSD is different with the AT&T code in place. If you have a > url I would appreciate seeing it. The URL is http://www.sco.com/offers/ancient.html. The license is free, but you're restricted in what you can do with the code (for example, we can't put it in FreeBSD). The most important part of the restrictions is: (b) Personal use is limited to noncommercial uses. Any such use made in connection with the development of enhancements or modifications to SOURCE CODE PRODUCTS is permitted only if (i) neither the results of such use nor any enhancement or modification so developed is intended primarily for the benefit of a third party and (ii) any copy of any such result, enhancement or modification, furnished by LICENSEE to a third party holder of an equivalent Software License with SCO where permitted by Section 8.4(b) below, is furnished for no more than the cost of reproduction and shipping. Any such copy that includes any portion of a SOURCE CODE PRODUCT shall be subject tothe provisions of such Section 8.4. You might also want to look at the UNIX Heritage society at http://minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au/TUHS/. Amongst other things, there are about 1.2 GB of source code there. Note that there isn't much original AT&T code in 4.4BSD, but the license also allows you access to any 16 bit AT&T UNIX, as well as all BSD UNIX. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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