[TUHS] Microsoft, SCO, and a certain License

Roger Willcocks tuhs at rops.org
Mon Mar 1 10:46:35 AEST 2004


> Hmm.  In that case, Microsoft *is* abusing the OpenBSD license by not
> stating clearly that the code is derived in part from OpenBSD.

See Q306819 -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q306819 - Release
Notes for Windows XP Contained in the Relnotes.htm File:

---snip---
This product includes software developed by the University of California,
Berkeley and its contributors.

Portions of this product are based in part on the work of the Regents of the
University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. Because Microsoft
has included the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, software
in this product, Microsoft is required to include the following text that
accompanied such software:

Copyright 1985, 1988 Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided
that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all
such forms and that any documentation, advertising materials, and other
materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the
University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS
PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
---snip---

although I would question whether there's an acknowledgement in all related
advertising materials...

--
Roger


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog at lemis.com>
To: "Paul Ward" <asmodai at ao.mine.nu>
Cc: "Wesley Parish" <wes.parish at paradise.net.nz>; <TUHS at minnie.tuhs.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TUHS] Microsoft, SCO, and a certain License



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog at lemis.com>
To: "Paul Ward" <asmodai at ao.mine.nu>
Cc: "Wesley Parish" <wes.parish at paradise.net.nz>; <TUHS at minnie.tuhs.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TUHS] Microsoft, SCO, and a certain License


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