[TUHS] Legal ramifications putting certain things on my web site?

Warren Toomey wkt at minnie.tuhs.org
Mon Feb 18 19:36:54 AEST 2002


In article by Derrik Walker v2.0:
> I've started porting some of the old UNIX programs to Mac OS X.  I've 
> got about 1/2 the games, that should be ok, but I also have other things 
> like crypt and makekey.  I'd like to make these available in binary 
> form, but I don't want the men in black knocking  at my door either...
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> On a side note, I simply can not believe how easy it is to compile this 
> old code under Mac OS X.  for some of it, it's proving easier than 
> porting Linux code ( if you've only known how long I worked on linux's 
> fortune, and the old one just compiled no fuss, no problems ).
> 
> Also, if your wandering why ... that's easy, because I can.
> Thanks.
> - Derrik

Derrick, if it's code from 32V, 7th Edition or earlier, then you are
covered by the new Caldera Ancient UNIX license, and you can release
binaries and/or source. If it's code from any of the BSDs, then you
are covered by a standard BSD license, except for the bits which
Caldera can trace as belonging to them 8-)

Cheers,
	Warren



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