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From: doc@cxsea.UUCP (Documentation )
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Unix licenses when porting to new system
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 13:10:51 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 13:10:51 1985
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> Guys:
> 
> What is one supposed to do (if anything) to legally be able to port Unix 
> to a computer upon which it formerly did not run?   I.e., what if somebody
> wants to port Berkeley Unix onto a 3BXX (dream on!) or Standard Unix onto
> some strange-o machine?  What kind of license is one supposed to get for the
> legal right to try this?  Thanks in advance to anyone who answers.
> -- 

Well, the first thing you do is negotiate a source distribution license
with AT&T, which runs $25,000-$40,000, last time I looked into it. The
fee depends on the port you want to do.