torben@uhmanoa.UUCP (Torben N. Nielsen) (07/19/86)
I keep seing all these requests for machine readable copies of XINU. I
have it and I got it on a tape from Prentice-Hall. As far as I recall, they
did require proff of some sort of UNIX source license since there is a piece
of UNIX code in there somewhere. I believe it is ``printf". However, there
are public domain replacements available for that one so that's a solvable
problem.
I received two tapes, one from Prentice-Hall and one from Doug Comer (the
author of the code) himself. The one from Comer included versions for 68K
and Intel chips in additioon to the old LSI-11.
Anybody know where Comer is these days? Last I knew he was at Purdue. Check
with him regarding copyright. Or maybe Prentice-Hall holds the copyright.
The easiest thing to do would be to either call up your local P-H guy and
talk with him or talk to Doug Comer himself. Try Purdue. If he would give
permission, I wouldn't mind sending copies of what I received from him to
interested parties.
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{...arizona!uhmanoa!torben}henry@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU (Henry Mensch) (07/21/86)
In article <147@uhmanoa.UUCP> torben@uhmanoa.UUCP writes: >Anybody know where Comer is these days? Last I knew he was at Purdue. Check >with him regarding copyright. Or maybe Prentice-Hall holds the copyright. > You'll find Doug Comer at dec@purdue.EDU (Internet) or ...!purdue!dec (UUCP). purdue.UUCP talks to decwrl and a host of other places. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Henry Mensch | Technical Writer | MIT/Project Athena henry@athena.mit.edu ..!mit-eddie!mit-athena!henry
dcd@fluke.UUCP (David Dyck) (07/22/86)
Regarding XINU sources, I asked "The XINU People" at Purdue if I could distribute the sources in a public domain package when I get it adapted as a real-time library to for the IBM-PC. This is the response that I got back. PS. I'd move this discussion to net.sources.d if I knew how. > Date: Mon, 19 May 86 10:39:14 EST > From: "Georgia L Conarroe" <glc@Purdue.EDU> > Message-Id: <8605191539.AA12158@arthur.Purdue.EDU> > To: uw-beaver!fluke!dcd > Subject: XINU > I received your message last week but was unable to answer your > questions and Dr. Comer was out of town. I'm sorry for the delay > but I didn't want to give you false information. Today I have the > information you've requested. > XINU is in the public domain and you may give the software in the > book to your friends as long as you acknowledge the source and urge > friends to buy the books. > I'm sorry for the delay and inconvenience I've caused and doubly > sorry for not at least responding to your request. Thank you for > your interest in XINU and we would appreciate any corrections or > improvements you and your friends might make. > Georgia Conarroe > XINU Librarian ============================================================================== David Dyck/ms274G/John Fluke Mfg Co/Box C9090/Everett WA 98206 USA/206-356-5807 UUCP: {{cornell,decvax,ihnp4,sdcsvax,tektronix,utcsrgv}!uw-beaver} \ {allegra,microsoft,gatech!sb1,hplabs!lbl-csam,decwrl!sun,sunup} -- !fluke!dcd {ssc-vax,hplsla,wavetek,physio,uw-vlsi,cae780,tikal,telematic} / ARPA: fluke!dcd@uw-beaver.ARPA BITNET: ?? "fluke!dcd@uw-beaver.ARPA"@wiscvm.bitnet
campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) (07/24/86)
[Apologies for posting to net.sources... I'm trying to move this discussion to net.sources.d (see "Followup-To:" line)] In article <1742@vax3.fluke.UUCP> dcd@fluke.UUCP (David Dyck) writes: >Regarding XINU sources, > > I asked "The XINU People" at Purdue if I could >distribute the sources in a public domain package when >I get it adapted as a real-time library to for the IBM-PC. > This is the response that I got back. >PS. I'd move this discussion to net.sources.d if I knew how. It's simple. Just add "net.sources.d" to the "Newsgroups:" and the "Followup-To:" line (as I have now done). The two lines should look like this when you're done: Newsgroups: net.sources,net.sources.d Followup-To: net.sources.d I have done so in this message... let's PLEASE now keep this discussion in net.sources.d, where it should have been all along. -- "You'll pay to know what you really think." Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc. ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvard.ARPA 120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109 UUCP: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell (617) 367-6846