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From: jim@strath-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: RCS: sources available?
Message-ID: <392@stracs.cs.strath.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 16-Feb-87 06:34:43 EST
Article-I.D.: stracs.392
Posted: Mon Feb 16 06:34:43 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Feb-87 19:39:49 EST
References: <840@oakhill.UUCP>
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Organization: Comp. Sci. Dept., Strathclyde Univ., Scotland.
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Keywords: RCS

In article <840@oakhill.UUCP> tomc@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Cunningham) writes:
>Are the sources for RCS generally available?  I have a manual page which
>contains a copyright by the author, Walter F. Tichy, which makes me wonder.

RCS isn't generally available. The version distributed with 4.2 BSD uses
a diff program derived from the AT&T version which can only be passed to
those who have source licences from AT&T. In addition, the RCS code is
"owned" by Walter Tichy so you would need his permission to use it even
if you have an AT&T source licence. Presumably, he felt that the conditions
attached to a Berkeley licence were good enough to protect his interests and
those of AT&T.

Of course, things may be different for the 4.3 BSD release...

		Jim

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