Nemnich@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA (11/26/83)
From: Bruce Nemnich <Nemnich@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA> How is Berkeley 4.2bsd licensed to non-educational entities, and at what cost? I presume one first obtains a source license from Western Electric, but for what system?
obrien%rand-unix@sri-unix.UUCP (11/27/83)
To get Berkeley 4.2BSD (the only form now being distributed for VAXen) you need a) a source license for System III or System V from AT&T, b) a signed Berkeley license agreement, and c) $600 (I think) sent cash-in-advance to Berkeley. Some folks have problems signing the Berkeley agreement due to the "hold harmless" clause which the U. of Cal. lawyers have insisted be inserted.
gwyn%brl-vld@sri-unix.UUCP (11/27/83)
From: Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn@brl-vld> Although a UNIX/32V license will suffice for 4.2BSD, it will not for later BSDs and is not significantly cheaper than a UNIX System V license (which will let you import my Sys V emulation for BSD too).
jjd%bbn-unix@sri-unix.UUCP (11/28/83)
From: James J. Dempsey <jjd@bbn-unix> I have heard that DEC will be selling "Ultrix" (?), an "enhanced" version of Berkeley 4.2 UNIX. I assume DEC would not be able to sell Berkeley UNIX without getting around the "hold harmless" clause in the license agreement. Does anyone have any details about this? Does anyone know when DEC plans to start shipping this product? --Jim--
mark@umcp-cs.UUCP (11/29/83)
Correction to recent misinformation about the Berkeley 4.2 unix license.
You can get it with a 32V or version 7 unix license, not just system
III or V as was stated.
The cost is $750, not $600.
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ARPA: mark.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relaylee@ut-ngp.UUCP (William L. Lee III) (11/30/83)
I thought someone would post the correct information by now but since they haven't, here it is. You can get 4.2 with the following: 1) a 32V, System 3, or System 5 license. 32V is sufficient. There are many rumors going around that 4.3 BSD will require a System 5 license but a 32V license will get you 4.2 BSD. 2) $750 in advance (not $600, that was for 4.1). 3) You sign the Berkeley license agreement. There used to be a clause that said any disagreements (or lawsuits) will be decided under the laws of California but Berkeley has agreed to strike that clause (it's still in the agreement they send you so you have to cross it out and initial it). This clause was the only tough part of the Berkeley license so you shouldn't have any problem signing it now. If you do these 3 things, you will receive in the mail (after N months) a 35 pound box with 2 tapes and the 4.2 manuals (2 sets, a single sided duplication master for Volume 1 and Volume 2C and a double sided set for sticking in a binder as soon as you get it. Volume 2A and Volume 2B are straight Version 7 manuals).