From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jul 25 22:37:46 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA15532 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 25 Jul 1997 22:37:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus.tfs.net (pm3-p5.tfs.net [206.154.183.197]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA15526 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 1997 22:37:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus.tfs.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA00366; Sat, 26 Jul 1997 00:36:55 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199707260536.AAA00366@argus.tfs.net> Subject: Re: SVR4.2MP source code has become available recently? In-Reply-To: from Andrew Stesin at "Jul 25, 97 11:03:25 pm" To: stesin@gu.net Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 00:36:54 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-to: jbryant@tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > Dear FreeBSD hackers, > > I've hear rumors that the source code for SCO UnixWare 2.1.x > is now available from SCO for $500 for educational > institutions. > > Isn't this interesting as a reference? How do you think? well, it's nice to know how they are doing things, but we do have to keep things legal... i'm sure if this is the case, then the license will not allow the sources to be used in any other operating system, and can cause severe legal headaches for those who do. no more net-[12]... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25 Packet: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam voice: KC5VDJ - 6 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, and 70cm FM. EM-29