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From: harrison@necssd.NEC.COM (Mark Harrison)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: public domain ksh sources - where ?
Message-ID: <764@necssd.NEC.COM>
Date: 11 Apr 91 14:01:38 GMT
References: <1991Apr9.004636.18785@a-k.boston.ma.us> <2797@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au>
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In article <2797@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au>,
john@chook.ua.oz (John Warburton) writes:
> In reading the Korn Shell book by David Korn, page 4 gives you a bunch of
> phone numbers aroiund the world where you can get source code to ksh from
> AT&T via the "AT&T UNIX System Toolchest software distributiuon system".
> 
> So, from this I would assume that it is in the public domain...
> So, is it possible to get it straight from AT&T on the Internet??
> 
> Am I making some foolish assumption here - or can I pick up the official source
> to ksh out there??

The number allows access to their online browsing/ordering system.
Once you have executed a Toolchest Licence, it is a pretty slick
system.  When you want to buy something, you log in, place your
order, giving them a PO number.  They deliver the package overnight
via uucp, and send you a bill in the mail.

It works very well, *once* you have been able to get the licensing
stuff.  I did this at two companies, and in both cases it took over
a month.  Once you have this, the toolchest administrator is very
efficient.

In any case, try browsing the toolchest... It's pretty interesting.
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