ron@iconsys.UUCP (Ron Holt) (06/25/88)
I have double checked a few facts about the System V Release 3 contract with AT&T. I have read carefully our contract and verbally verified my understanding of it with our AT&T licensing representative. There has been quite a bit of unsupported and incorrect information on this subject. I hope the following will aid in generating more light than heat: 1) The SVR3 contract does not mention SVVS. Passing SVVS is not a requirement. SVID compliance is. These are not one in the same. It does say: "A SUBLICENSED PRODUCT containing any portion of the BASE System must conform to the System V Interface Definition, Issue 2, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 ("SVID2") for the BASE..." It also states that "LICENSEES must certify in writing that the SUB- LICENSED PRODUCT meets the applicable requirements above prior to delivering any SUBLICENSED PRODUCT." Again, no mention of SVVS. The licensee is free to use any means to verify conformance including developing their own suite. 2) In our case, our SVR3 agreement is a supplement to our existing SVR2 contract. The only fundamental change in the supplement is the requirement of SVID conformance if any SVR3 code is used. This is apparently the same for those who did not have a prior contract with AT&T. 3) We are not under any non-disclosure agreement in regards to our AT&T contract. We are not unique in this respect. 4) Our licensing representative was not aware of any significant changes in the SVR4 licensing and believed any significant changes unlikely. Again, I have read our SVR3 contract and personally talked our licensing manager at AT&T on this subject. If anyone has any contradicting information, please feel free to share it but also be able to support it. AT&T can be reached at 1-800-828-UNIX. -- Ron Holt UUCP: {uunet,caeco}!iconsys!ron Software Development Manager ARPANET: icon%byuadam.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu Icon International, Inc. BITNET: icon%byuadam.bitnet Orem, Utah 84058 PHONE: (801) 225-6888