Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!steinmetz!ge-dab!codas!killer!wnp
From: wnp@killer.UUCP (Wolf Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: SVC - Revision control for Minix
Message-ID: <3401@killer.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 88 21:24:49 GMT
References: <1660@ea.ecn.purdue.edu> <70900002@ada-uts>
Reply-To: wnp@killer.UUCP (Wolf Paul)
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection BBS, Dallas, Tx
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In article <70900002@ada-uts> callen@ada-uts writes:
>
>>MKS has just recently ported a *licensed* copy of Mr.  Tichy's source
>>code to MS-DOS, and we don't want people thinking they can make copies
>>of it for their friends.
>Hmmm... I suggest that anyone porting RCS contact Walter Tichy (his
>address is tichy@pudue) and get the straight poop. I just asked him about
>doing a port for the Macintosh, and he said fine. My understanding the
>way this works is:
> ...
>In other words, he wants RCS to see the widest possible distribution but
>does NOT want to lose control of his work, or see anyone else profit from
>his work. So MKS CANNOT insist that their port not be copied.

I would be careful making statements like that. IF MKS has a license contract
in writing, with Walter Tichy's signature on it, which allows them to restrict
rights to their port of RCS, then anything Walter Tichy tells you or anyone elseis irrelevant, and MKS could go after anyone copying their port.

So, unless you have seen a copy of MKS's agreement with Mr Tichy, and KNOW
FOR CERTAIN that it does not give MKS exclusive rights to their port, you should
not make suggestions which might get those who follow them into serious
legal trouble.

Wolf Paul
wnp@killer
wnp@dcs