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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: How much redistribution is OK?
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Date: Wed, 20-May-87 16:18:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 20 16:18:17 1987
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The sources in the book say that it is OK for private individuals to
give copies of Minix to other private individuals, and that commercial
redistribution requires permission from Prentice-Hall.

If one person buys the floppies, and he gives copies to N people,
who each pay him 80/(N+1) dollars, is this considered commercial
redistribution?  In other words, if I and a few other people want
to split the cost of Minix, is this OK?  Does it depend on N?
-- 
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