[Info-vax] source code for vms 5.5

[Scott Dorsey]

abrsvc  <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 11:20:11 AM UTC-4, calliet g=C3=A9rard wrote:
>
>Your question is a bit different than mine.  I have a copy of V5.5 source l=
>istings and have questioned the existence of the "written permission" recor=
>ded in the listings headers.  I assumed (and someone here agreed) that the =
>legal acquisition of the listings essentially IS that written permission.
>
>Your question now is whether or not you can acquire old listings legally.  =
>Since DEC (owner at the time) can't provide permission any more, can you le=
>gally purchase these from someone that does own them legally.  This I can't=
> answer and hope someone here can...

You can purchase the physical media but you cannot purchase the license to
read them from the owner of such a license.

The problem is that I suspect you also will be unable to purchase the 
license from HPE as well.

So if someone does not already have the source license, they are out of luck.  
But if they have a source license already there is no reason you cannot sell
the fiche kit to them.
--scott


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