mdorion@cmtl01.UUCP (Mario Dorion) (05/01/88)
I would Like to know if the korn shell is in the public domain in any way.
Thanks!
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But I thought this planet was in public domain!lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lawrence V. Cipriani) (05/02/88)
In article <295@cmtl01.UUCP> mdorion@cmtl01.UUCP (Mario Dorion) writes: >I would Like to know if the korn shell is in the public domain in any way. No. The source code from AT&T will cost you somewhere around $25,000. You can get binaries for around $150 from various VARs. See UNIX/World magazine ads. >Thanks! You're welcome. -- Larry Cipriani, AT&T Network Systems and Ohio State University Domain: lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Path: ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!lvc (weird but right)
friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) (05/03/88)
Lawrence V. Cipriani writes:
< Mario Dorion asks:
< > I would Like to know if the korn shell is in the public
< > domain in any way.
<
< No. The source code from AT&T will cost you somewhere around $25,000.
While it is not in the public domain, it is not that expensive
either. The source to ksh-i (the international version) is
available from the AT&T Toolchest for $3000, and the binary
relicensing fee (needed only to resell binaries) is $20,000.
Those not familiar with the Toolchest can call (201) 522-6900 @
1200bps, login is "guest", no password.
Note that porting ksh is not at all a task for the novice; it is
not (to put it politely) "maximally portable".
--
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friedl@vsi.com {backbones}!vsi.com!friedl attmail!vsi!friedllvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lawrence V. Cipriani) (05/03/88)
In article <631@vsi.UUCP>, friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) writes: > Lawrence V. Cipriani writes: > < No. The source code from AT&T will cost you somewhere around $25,000. > While it is not in the public domain, it is not that expensive > either. ... Like I once wrote on a physics paper, "within an order of magnitude" .. :-) > ... Those not familiar with the Toolchest can call (201) 522-6900 @ > 1200bps, login is "guest", no password. While this info on the Toolchest is here I'll take this opportunity to plug my fast C/C++ syntax checker called "inspect". It is *not* intended to replace lint. It has found hundreds of bugs in AT&T products including several versions of UNIX, and ksh. It runs on everything from micro's to CRAY's and only costs $75.00. There is more info on what it checks in the Toolchest. If you are not a UNIX source license holder there is a one time ~ $100 registration fee for the Toolchest. It has sold very well in the short amount of time it has been on sale. -- Larry Cipriani, AT&T Network Systems and Ohio State University Domain: lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Path: ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!lvc (weird but right)
davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) (05/04/88)
In article <12142@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lawrence V. Cipriani) writes: | In article <295@cmtl01.UUCP> mdorion@cmtl01.UUCP (Mario Dorion) writes: | >I would Like to know if the korn shell is in the public domain in any way. | | No. The source code from AT&T will cost you somewhere around $25,000. | You can get binaries for around $150 from various VARs. See UNIX/World | magazine ads. Hummm... the price for source with sublicensing (ie. you can sell the binaries) is $20k, not $25k. However, for the faint of wallet, the source code for on-site use is $3k. That is not a one machine license, I really mean site license. I think the number is 1-201-522-6900, but my note could be wrong. -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs | seismo}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me