[Info-vax] [Attn: HP Employees] PDP-11 OS hobbyist licensing

[Simon Clubley]

On 2013-10-03, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>
> I wonder what the legal situation is with Bitsavers which archives not
> only the public documentation, but also the binary OS kits as well.
>
> If you look, you will see they have versions of RSX not covered by
> the Mentec license. As for me, I would like to play with the kits
                                                              ^

Insert "authorised by the Mentec hobbyist licence" after "kits" here.
You won't find me touching any version not covered by the Mentec licence.

> and there's nothing at a technical level stopping me, but morally
> I just don't feel it's right until after the licence issue is resolved.
>

Simon.

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