trudel@topaz.rutgers.edu.UUCP (06/08/87)
I feel kind of silly asking this, but is it true that there is such a thing as licensing for BSD unix that is binary-only? I was under the impression that you could only get source-licensed BSD unix. What's the scoop? Jon -- Sometimes a fish needs a bicycle...
dce@mips.UUCP (David Elliott) (06/09/87)
In article <12523@topaz.rutgers.edu> trudel@topaz.rutgers.edu (Jonathan D.) writes: > >I feel kind of silly asking this, but is it true that >there is such a thing as licensing for BSD unix that is >binary-only? I was under the impression that you could only >get source-licensed BSD unix. What's the scoop? That depends on what you mean by the term "BSD unix"[sic]. Tektronix sells UTek, which is a version of Unix based on 4.2BSD with 4.3BSD, System V, and other enhancements. As of September 1985, this system was available only in binary form (no source release has been made available to date, as far as I know). MIPS sells UMIPS-BSD, which is based on 4.3BSD, as a binary-only system. Sources are also available, but you have to go through other parties to obtain the System V and 4.3BSD source licenses. (We also have a System V.3.0-based system called UMIPS-V which works similarly). Sun's system (SunOS?) and DEC's Ultrix are also generally obtained as binary systems. -- David Elliott {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mips!dce "With an a) like that, you've got a lot of nerve asking for a b)!"-P. Schaeffer
gwyn@brl-smoke.UUCP (06/14/87)
In article <12523@topaz.rutgers.edu> trudel@topaz.rutgers.edu (Jonathan D.) writes: >I feel kind of silly asking this, but is it true that >there is such a thing as licensing for BSD unix that is >binary-only? I was under the impression that you could only >get source-licensed BSD unix. What's the scoop? The only way to legally obtain 4BSD in binary form without having source license(s) is from some vendor who has a sublicensing agreement with AT&T.