Message-ID: <542@wjh12.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 12:42:51 EST
Article-I.D.: wjh12.542
Posted: Mon Dec 10 12:42:51 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 01:40:32 EST
References: <674@pyuxqq.UUCP>
Organization: Psychology & Social Relations Dept., Harvard Univ.
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Pat Iurilli (pat@pyuxqq) wants us all to know that:

 >  A company in Boston sells a software package called the 'pc toolbox',
 >  which includes 53 UNIX utilities that were rewritten to run under pc-dos.
 >  It costs $200.00.  [ Company name is  Arts Computer Products]

 >  These include:	(a short description has been included for the novice)

 (... here was a list of many of the V6 utilities)

 >>>   ONE MAJOR QUESTION  <<<

==>   Is there a statute of limitations on AT&T licenses?

My reasons for asking:

I have had some contact with this company and I know that they have
a Version 6 Unix source license.

Notice the word `rewritten' in the second line of the original
submission.

Upon referring to the original article, you will note that NO
post-V6 software derivatives are included in the list. (i.e., no
make, awk, etc. [ who wrote `etc' anyway?])

My past experience with this company leads me to doubt their ethics.

The CONCLUSION  ... 

	is left as an exercise for the reader.


Respectfully,    ( respect for original authorship )

  Brent Byer  (decvax!genrad!wjh12!bb)