[TUHS] Trade Secrets and Copyrights [was History of cal(1)]

[Arnold Robbins via TUHS]

Bach used to work at Intel in Haifa.  If he hasn't retired yet,
moshe.bach at intel.com should get to him, if you wish to ask.

A few years back when I was also working at Intel, I got him
to autograph my copy. :-)

FWIW,

Arnold

steve jenkin via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:

>
>
> > On 21 Sep 2025, at 07:13, Clem Cole via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
> > 
> >   However, the moment the ACM paper was published, in July 1974, or
> > Bach's 1986 book came out, AT&T could no longer call the UNIX IP a trade
> > secret.
>
> For those like me that missed this textbook:
>
> Full text on Internet Archive, 485 pp
> 	<https://archive.org/details/DesignUNIXOperatingSystem/mode/2up>
>
> Q: 
> Bach in his Preface (p10) notes the book is based on an internal
> Bell Labs course he gave, including exercises.
>
> He also notes the two special issues of BSTJ 1978/1984 on UNIX.
>
> Did he have to get clearance to write / publish the book
> from Bell Labs management: I don’t know their policies.
>
> Is that correct?
>
> Which seems like a deliberate corporate act to publish
> the UNIX  ’trade secrets’.
>
> This is ancient history and irrelevant now
> 	- the legal fights are over :)
>
> Not trying to prosecute what’s past,
> seeking clarity.
>
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