[TUHS] Legal ramifications putting certain things on my web site?

[TUHS] Legal ramifications putting certain things on my web site?

[Derrik Walker v2.0]

I've started porting some of the old UNIX programs to Mac OS X.  I've 
got about 1/2 the games, that should be ok, but I also have other things 
like crypt and makekey.  I'd like to make these available in binary 
form, but I don't want the men in black knocking  at my door either...

Any thoughts?

On a side note, I simply can not believe how easy it is to compile this 
old code under Mac OS X.  for some of it, it's proving easier than 
porting Linux code ( if you've only known how long I worked on linux's 
fortune, and the old one just compiled no fuss, no problems ).

Also, if your wandering why ... that's easy, because I can.

Thanks.

- Derrik

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[TUHS] Legal ramifications putting certain things on my web site?

[Michael Davidson]

"Derrik Walker v2.0" wrote:
> 
> I've started porting some of the old UNIX programs to Mac OS X.  I've
> got about 1/2 the games, that should be ok, but I also have other things
> like crypt and makekey.  I'd like to make these available in binary
> form, but I don't want the men in black knocking  at my door either...
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 

Assuming that you are in the US you might want to put some kind of
blanket disclaimer on your web site - something like the one at:

http://gatekeeper.dec.com/hypertext/info/export-controls.html

which essentially says that it is the responsibility of people
downloading stuff from your site to ensure that they comply with
any and all export regulations.

I am not a lawyer and have no idea whether this kind of statement
actually gives you any real protection but obviously someone at
DEC once thought that it did ...

[TUHS] Legal ramifications putting certain things on my web site?

[Warren Toomey]

In article by Derrik Walker v2.0:
> I've started porting some of the old UNIX programs to Mac OS X.  I've 
> got about 1/2 the games, that should be ok, but I also have other things 
> like crypt and makekey.  I'd like to make these available in binary 
> form, but I don't want the men in black knocking  at my door either...
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> On a side note, I simply can not believe how easy it is to compile this 
> old code under Mac OS X.  for some of it, it's proving easier than 
> porting Linux code ( if you've only known how long I worked on linux's 
> fortune, and the old one just compiled no fuss, no problems ).
> 
> Also, if your wandering why ... that's easy, because I can.
> Thanks.
> - Derrik

Derrick, if it's code from 32V, 7th Edition or earlier, then you are
covered by the new Caldera Ancient UNIX license, and you can release
binaries and/or source. If it's code from any of the BSDs, then you
are covered by a standard BSD license, except for the bits which
Caldera can trace as belonging to them 8-)

Cheers,
	Warren