smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) (02/09/84)
I remember reading in the late 70's from a description of the V6
Kernel. It had 2 volumes: source and documentation. We have a 4.2/
System 5 license that we can send. Does anyone have a copy for us?
TIA
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--steve kramer
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linus!axiom!smk@mitre-bedford (MIL)54394gt@hocda.UUCP (G.TOMASEVICH) (02/13/84)
Lyons published the V6 source and walk-thru in Austraila. The then-called Western Electric found out about it and had US publication blocked by some copyright rule, I think. I read them as part of a UNIX internals course, but distribution was restricted to Bell Laboratories.
ianj@mh3bc1.UUCP (02/14/84)
Lyons published the V6 source and walk-thru in Austraila. The then-called Western Electric found out about it and had US publication blocked by some copyright rule, I think. I read them as part of a UNIX internals course, but distribution was restricted to Bell Laboratories. The above is only partially true. The Lyon's stuff is available to UNIX licencee's thru the ATT Bell Labs Computing Information Librarian at Murray Hill, all you need is 'proof of source licence'. My understanding (I was at UNSW with Lyons then) was that since ATT was protecting UNIX as a Trade-Secret, that not stopping Lyons would have amounted to not protecting via a Trade-secret !!
kfk@ccieng2.UUCP (02/15/84)
All this discussion about the Lyons code/walkthru for V6 is very interest- ing, because I happen to have a copy of this stuff sitting on my desk at this very moment, and I have never dealt with Lyons in any way. If AT&T wants to get upset about it, they can (cheerfully) have my copy back; but I doubt that it's worth it to them. I acquired it quite accidentally a few months back, and have never done anything with it (most importantly, I suppose, I have never copied it). Anyone know anything about how this item worked its way (illegally, I believe) into the "public domain?" (Not that it is to be considered bona fide public domain, of course; it doesn't belong there.) -- Karl Kleinpaste ...![ [seismo, allegra]!rochester!ritcv, rlgvax]!ccieng5!ccieng2!kfk