mats@dual.UUCP (Mats Wichmann) (06/29/84)
They didn't!!!
Oh, yes they did.
I have been worrying about this one since I have been hearing rumblings
that the different flavors of UNIX licenses from AT&T are being treated
as completely separate products.
THERE IS NO CODE INTERCHANGEABILITY BETWEEN FLAVORS.
If there is a product developed using 68000 UNIX and you are licensed
for the Vax version, you are NOT entitled to see the software. Of course,
the converse also applies. The example that comes to mind right away -
if you buy a System V/68000 UNIX license, you are not licensed to
receive BSD software, which is based on Vax. To resolve this problem,
you would have to pay for an `additional CPU' license, another $16,000.
Mats Wichmann
Dual Systems Corp.
...{ucbvax,amd70,ihnp4,cbosgd,decwrl,fortune}!dual!matsmats@dual.UUCP (Mats Wichmann) (06/29/84)
[ I routinely follow up my own articles for fun ] Noticed an ambiguity in my earlier posting - when I talked about code interchangeability, this applies only to software products that contain AT&T code, and thus require a source license - such BSD UNIX does. If you write a program without embedding any AT&T source in it (the way to go except if the product is an `enhancement' of an AT&T product), there is no way for its' distribution to be restricted. Mats