security - things to be aware of

[dhog@plan9.cs.su.oz.au dhog@plan9.cs.su.oz.au]

>According to the shrink-wrap license, connecting a system
>with the Plan 9 source on it to the Internet is against
>the rules:
>
>	nor may any part of the SOFTWARE be made available
>	on a computer network external to you or your
>	organization
>
>One might argue what 'make available' means, but as things
>stand, and as we intended them, this means the source
>should not be installed on an Internet-visible machine,
>regardless of the account structure.

But doesn't "SOFTWARE" here mean more than just the source?
The license defines it as "the enclosed software programs,
documentation, and other materials" and goes on to say that
it "includes any works derived or modified from the enclosed
materials".  My reading of this is that it is illegal for us to
"make available" the documentation, binaries, or source to the
internet at large, not just the source.  So we're not allowed to
connect a machine containing any of these to the net...


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