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

Bill Gunshannon bill at server3.cs.scranton.edu
Tue Oct 8 08:02:41 EDT 2013


In article <l2vctr$3sr$1 at online.de>,
	helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> In article <525306d6$0$19024$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d at news.astraweb.com>, JF
> Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes: 
> 
>> So here is an example of a mega corporation donating source code of
>> ancient systems to a museum. HP should do the same, especially since the
>> DEC stuff isn't even its own stuff.
> 
> Sure, HP could do it, but no-one has any possibility to force them to do 
> it.
> 

Not to mention that comparing an ancient useless draw program to an OS
that is still in use around the world is a bit of a stretch.

bill

-- 
Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
billg999 at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
University of Scranton   |
Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>   



More information about the Info-vax mailing list