dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks) (08/30/90)
Once more with feeling. Lots and lots of feeling: A few days ago I announced release 1.1 of OSF/Motif. From email I've had, it is apparent I must repeat the following litany. - No, OSF/Motif source is NOT available by FTP from anywhere. It is a licensed software offering. If you do find it available for free, please call McGruff the crime dog (our lawyers will do). - There is ONE point of contact: "OSF Direct". You can contact OSF Direct at +1(617)621-7300; if you simply want to request documents, including order forms and the like, you can email direct@osf.org (uunet!osf.org!direct). - Existing licensees must execute a new license supplement, available from OSF Direct. In particular, please do not email me with requests. From this point on, any such email I receive will be cheerfully and thoroughly ignored. My posting also pointed to a fuller description on comp.newprod. Now, comp.newprod is a moderated group, and the posting hasn't appeared yet (at least at this site) -- please be patient. -- David Brooks dbrooks@osf.org Systems Engineering, OSF uunet!osf.org!dbrooks Experience Hackvergnuegen!
sean@dsl.pitt.edu (Sean McLinden) (09/01/90)
In article <1990Aug29.155636@osf.org> dbrooks@osf.org (David Brooks) writes: >Once more with feeling. Lots and lots of feeling: > >A few days ago I announced release 1.1 of OSF/Motif. From email I've >had, it is apparent I must repeat the following litany. > >- No, OSF/Motif source is NOT available by FTP from anywhere. It is a > licensed software offering. If you do find it available for free, > please call McGruff the crime dog (our lawyers will do). Whether or not you make it available via FTP has *nothing* to do with whether it is licensed (go back to your lawyers for this one). Many people freely distribute software which can only, legally, be used under an executed license agreement. This mechanism is particularly effective if you want to insure the broadest possible usage while insuring that users who will profit from your work share their profits with you. It's too bad, too. The name "Open" Software Foundation is so catchy. Sean McLinden Decision Systems Laboratory University of Pittsburgh
marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky) (09/02/90)
In article <1990Sep1.125921.26895@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu> sean@dsl.pitt.edu (Sean McLinden) writes: > >Whether or not you make it available via FTP has *nothing* to do with >whether it is licensed (go back to your lawyers for this one). Many people >freely distribute software which can only, legally, be used under an >executed license agreement. > I wish there was a perfect world. I would like to live there, at least for couple weeks ..... -- =*= Opinions presented here are solely of my own and not those of Auto-trol =*= Martin Brunecky marbru@auto-trol.COM (303) 252-2499 {...}ncar!ico!auto-trol!marbru Auto-trol Technology Corp. 12500 North Washington St., Denver, CO 80241-2404
sean@dsl.pitt.edu (Sean McLinden) (09/02/90)
In article <804@auto-trol.UUCP> marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky) writes: >In article <1990Sep1.125921.26895@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu> sean@dsl.pitt.edu (Sean McLinden) writes: >> >>Whether or not you make it available via FTP has *nothing* to do with >>whether it is licensed (go back to your lawyers for this one). Many people >>freely distribute software which can only, legally, be used under an >>executed license agreement. >> > I wish there was a perfect world. I would like to live there, > at least for couple weeks ..... > "A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step." Finding people (and corporations) to take it is another matter.