Re: [TUHS] 386BSD released

[Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co>]

On Wed, 14 Jul 2021, Warner Losh wrote:

> The X10R3 license sure looks like a standard MIT license. The other license
> statements that were included also read very much like open source, or
> at least a strong intention of being open source, absent any drafting flaws.
>
> Copyright 1985 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>
> Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
> software and its documentation for any purpose and without
> fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
> notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
> notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
> documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
> advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
> software without specific, written prior permission.
> M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of
> this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is"
> without express or implied warranty.
>
> This software is not subject to any license of the American
> Telephone and Telegraph Company or of the Regents of the
> University of California.

Ironically...that's closer to a "3-clause BSD" license.

-uso.