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

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <l2jlgg$8pc$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> 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
> 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.
> 
> However, at the same time, I don't see the same as applying to the public
> documentation; I don't see any reason why I cannot read through the public
> RSX documentation also available from Bitsavers.

There are many things easily available on the internet; not all are 
legal.