Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 23:04:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Non-free Solaris source code available Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970718230145.4122P-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199707190254.WAA18846@psilocin.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
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On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, Richard Stallman wrote: > I tried to get this, but they said in order to get it, I had to order it > thru the University. If you aren't staff, you can't get it. > > You're probably better off not seeing this. In order to look at it, > you'd probably have to sign a nondisclosure agreement, and then you > would have trouble using what you've learned except to enhance Solaris > and donate your work to Sun. That's probably part of the reason I didn't get it. They sent me a form which appeared to my legally-innocent mind as innocuous, but I didn't make any attempt to hide the fact that I do FreeBSD development. After I returned the form, they kicked it up to the approval person, whereupon I was told to get it on University letterhead. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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