[net.general] ksh availability

dgk@ulysses.UUCP (David Korn) (03/02/85)

For all those who have written me and asked how they can get a copy of ksh,
the Korn shell, I finally have some news.  Ksh is available through a service
known as the UNIX system toolchest which was announced at the Dallas USENIX
meeting.  The price for source code, which allows you to make as many copies
as you want for you own use, is $2000.  The price for a binary sub-license
agreement is $20,000.  I am told that you must be a system V license holder
to order things from toolchest. You can access the toolchest to browse or
purchase by logging in to as guest on (201) 522-6900.  Distribution is via
uucp.

In order to make ksh available through toolchest I had to withdraw all the
requests that I had pending for release by letter agreement.  So if you
sent me such a request don't expect a copy of ksh to arrive someday.

I apologize in advance for using the newsgroup as a sort of product announcement
but this was to most expeditious way for me to notify those that have
request ksh.

David Korn
ulysses!dgk