[Info-vax] Any stronger versions of the LMF planned ?, was: Re: LMF Licence

[chris]

On 08/09/21 23:46, Bill Gunshannon wrote:

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>>
>> Perhaps no one really cares about a few enthusiasts running older
>> operating systems.
>
> If you mean the Unisys I was talking about it isn't something old. It
> is their current Mainframe Software System. The comments about Univac
> 1100 and Exec-8 was merely to point out that they continue to support
> their older systems along with current technology.
 >

I guess Unisys have been around long enough to realise that a few
home hackers are no threat to their business and may even encourage
it in an unofficial way. A more relaxed attitude like that is
good for business as well, rather than veiled threats about legal
action against such people. I would be more likely to support such
a company anyway. Bad attitude always gets up peoples noses.

>
>> I have several pdp and vax machines, where
>> there are none of the original DEC os's available to run
>> legally. I can run several versions of unix from the unix
>> historical society, but no DEC os's, making all that older
>> hardware orphans. Did a lot of work on PDP and vax machines
>> years ago, but no provision now and even have some RA60 packs
>> full of that work, but are any RA60 drives alive now ?. Maybe
>> in the US, but not in the uk. I'm sure all this has been done
>> to death in the past here, but no solution, it seems...
>
> Still doesn't answer the question about what licensing system Unisys
> uses.

No idea, but why don't you ask them ?...

>
> bill
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