[TUHS] Re: Copyright on 4.2BSD?

[arnold@skeeve.com]

Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Oct 2024, arnold@skeeve.com wrote:
>
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I'm working on revising my book on basic *nix programming, and for
> > the new chapter on sockets, I want to include some code from 4.2 BSD.
> >
> > Is there a copyright file somewhere for that code?  I'm sure it's
> > copyright the Regents of the University of California, but I'd like
> > to include the text of the copyright in the book, so that everything's
> > clear.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Arnold
> >
>
> From what I would ascertain it would, logically, fall under a copyright to 
> UCB if it comes from UCB, and under 32V's (questionable) copyright if not.
>
> Oldest BSD I have any sort of code for is 4.3 and at least by that point 
> most of the Berkeley stuff is marked with this copyright string:
>
> /*
>   * Copyright (c) 198x Regents of the University of California.
>   * All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
>   * specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
>   */
>
> Some earlier stuff only has the first line.
>
> -uso.

Thanks.  But, ... is there some sort of copying permissions to
include also?  Or is it the same as 32V and covered by Caldera license?

Arnold