Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Politics of Unix kernel changes Message-ID: <6852@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 30-Dec-84 21:20:35 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6852 Posted: Sun Dec 30 21:20:35 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Jan-85 05:57:35 EST References: <3367@mit-eddie.UUCP> Distribution: net.unix-wizards Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 11 > If one makes changes to the Unix kernel, and wishes to market it, what > are the legalities involved, and political/social ramifications? For such legal questions, you should be talking to AT&T Software Sales & Marketing (800)828-UNIX. The general answer seems to be that anything derived from UNIX Sources is subject to the terms of your license with AT&T. If you have a Value-Added Reseller agreement then the AT&T slice of each system you sell is reasonably small. The social ramifications are, if you make a mess then you will be flamed at by the UNIX community.