From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tuhs@rops.org (Roger Willcocks) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 00:46:35 -0000 Subject: [TUHS] Microsoft, SCO, and a certain License References: <200402292034.03414.wes.parish@paradise.net.nz><197818621475.20040229144830@ao.mine.nu> <20040229232810.GI49757@wantadilla.lemis.com> Message-ID: <005701c3ff26$a6425130$2301a8c0@burton> > Hmm. In that case, Microsoft *is* abusing the OpenBSD license by not > stating clearly that the code is derived in part from OpenBSD. See Q306819 - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q306819 - Release Notes for Windows XP Contained in the Relnotes.htm File: ---snip--- This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. Portions of this product are based in part on the work of the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. Because Microsoft has included the Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, software in this product, Microsoft is required to include the following text that accompanied such software: Copyright 1985, 1988 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, advertising materials, and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ---snip--- although I would question whether there's an acknowledgement in all related advertising materials... -- Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" To: "Paul Ward" Cc: "Wesley Parish" ; Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [TUHS] Microsoft, SCO, and a certain License ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" To: "Paul Ward" Cc: "Wesley Parish" ; Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [TUHS] Microsoft, SCO, and a certain License > _______________________________________________ > TUHS mailing list > TUHS at minnie.tuhs.org > http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/tuhs >