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===== The Announcement ===== | ===== The Announcement ===== | ||
- | On the 10th of March 1998 [[http:// | + | On the 10th of March 1998 [[http:// |
> **SCO Provides Low-cost Source License for Ancient UNIX Versions** | > **SCO Provides Low-cost Source License for Ancient UNIX Versions** | ||
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> This license permits hobbyists and enthusiasts to have access to the source code of these historic versions of UNIX, for personal and noncommercial use, and to share experiences and code updates with other licensees. | > This license permits hobbyists and enthusiasts to have access to the source code of these historic versions of UNIX, for personal and noncommercial use, and to share experiences and code updates with other licensees. | ||
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- | > The license text may be found online at www.sco.com/ | + | > The license text may be found online at www.sco.com/ |
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+ | Dion felt that, even though this hadn't been officially blessed by legal, it was time to make it happen: "I suspect the legal/ | ||
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+ | So, finally, source licenses for early Unix were available, although they were not free. This would never have been possible without such a steadfast and stalwart advocate as Dion Johnson. At the [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Processing the New Unix Source Licenses ===== | ||
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+ | After that, it was a bit anticlimactic. People would purchase a Unix source license through SCO's website, Dion would e-mail me their name, I would provide access to the Unix Archive, and periodically Dion would [[http:// | ||
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