huntting@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Brad Huntting) (08/30/90)
I am interested in knowing what one must do to obtain source for mach... I'm scoping the feasability of assembling a freely distributable os. My understanding is that bsd is freely distributable (with the usual clauses about displaying the copyright notices), and that with the exception of some old version 7 code (like mem mngt, and accounting). brad
root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (09/05/90)
In article <25376@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, huntting@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Brad Huntting) writes: > I am interested in knowing what one must do to obtain > source for mach... I'm scoping the feasability of > assembling a freely distributable os. My understanding > is that bsd is freely distributable (with the usual > clauses about displaying the copyright notices), and > that with the exception of some old version 7 code > (like mem mngt, and accounting). The following comments are all directed to pre-"Reno" releases since I have not seen the latter. Most of the BSD 4.3 distribution is restricted and subject to AT&T licensing. All of the earlier BSD releases were subject to AT&T licensing. A limited part (on the order of 10% based on file count) of 4.3 has been certified as free of AT&T licensing. This part only requires acknowledgement of its source for redistribution. The redistributable part is archived at uunet and, I presume, other sites. Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA I hear nothing in life is certain but death and taxes -- and they're working on death. #include <disclaimer.std>