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

[Simon Clubley]

On 2013-10-03, Bill Gunshannon <bill at server3.cs.scranton.edu> wrote:
> In article <l2jmbe$8pc$3 at dont-email.me>,
> 	Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>> 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 you have the DEC Emultor clearly spelled out in that same Mentec
> License?
>

[snip patronising response]

Next time Bill, you might want to read the whole of my response before
sounding off.

>
>> 
>>> 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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