hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) (08/02/85)
Somebody recommended: A Commentary on the UNIX(tm) Operating System by John Lions (of Univ. of New South Wales and Bell Labs) and I can't find any mention of it in BOOKS IN PRINT in the library. Can anyone give information on publisher, ordering, ... Thanks. --henry schaffer
render@uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA (08/07/85)
According to a friend who used to work for Bell Labs, the Lions "book" (actually a document) is still considered by Bell as proprietary material, and is thus unavailable for public distribution. There are underground copies of it around, but admitting you have one (particularly on the network) is not something the average person would do. Remember, the Deathstar has minions everywhere.
jimi@SCIRTP.UUCP (Jim Ingram) (08/09/85)
> Somebody recommended: > A Commentary on the UNIX(tm) Operating System > by John Lions (of Univ. of New South Wales and Bell Labs) > and I can't find any mention of it in BOOKS IN PRINT in the library. > Can anyone give information on publisher, ordering, ... > Thanks. > --henry schaffer I looked in an old copy so proper names are probably wrong.... The title page states: This document may contain information covered by ...licences, copyrights, and non-disclosure agreements. Circulation of this document is restricted to holders of a licence for the UNIX Software System from Western Electric. All other circulation or reproduction is prohibited. AT&T UNIX licence holders receive a copy with their other deliverables. The UNIX vendor is the publisher; call AT&T. -- The views expressed by me are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of any other individuals or organizations. Jim Ingram {decvax, akgua, ihnp4}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!jimi SCI Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 12557, RTP, NC 27709 919 549 8334
chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) (08/09/85)
>According to a friend who used to work for Bell Labs, the Lions >"book" (actually a document) is still considered by Bell as >proprietary material. . . . Admitting you have one (particularly >on the network) is not something the average person would do. >Remember, the Deathstar has minions everywhere. Why not? Why, we've got one right he ...*ack* PHONE SERVICE TO UMCP-CS WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE PLEASE REROUTE ALL MAIL [ :-) ] -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251) UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland
tcs@usna.ARPA (08/12/85)
The Lions books are available from AT&T. We had to sign an agreement stating that we recognized that their contents are trade secret and to protect that secret. It also stated that they were not to be used as the basis for a course. We are only allowed one copy per site. This was about 3 years ago and I don't know if this policy has changed. -tcs Terry Slattery U.S. Naval Academy 301-267-4413 ARPA: tcs@brl-bmd UUCP: decvax!brl-bmd!usna!tcs
fnf@unisoft.UUCP (08/12/85)
In article <613@brl-tgr.ARPA> tcs@usna.ARPA writes: >The Lions books are available from AT&T. We had to sign an agreement >stating that we recognized that their contents are trade secret and >to protect that secret. It also stated that they were not to be used >as the basis for a course ... Hmmm, when I was at Arizona State University a couple years ago they were used in a computer science course and were available in the university bookstore. Anyone could walk in off the street and buy a copy. You should have seen the lines ... :-) -Fred =========================================================================== Fred Fish UniSoft Systems Inc, 739 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA {ucbvax,decvax}!unisoft!fnf (415) 644 1230 TWX 11 910 366-2145 ===========================================================================