Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!amdahl!pyramid!voder!apple!phil
From: phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX license
Message-ID: <12159@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 14 Jun 88 16:22:46 GMT
References: <596@stech.UUCP>
Reply-To: phil@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Phil Ronzone)
Organization: Apple Computer A/UX Group
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In article <596@stech.UUCP> sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) writes:
>A colleague of mine spoke to some people at Apple today about the availability
>of A/UX systems and came away with the impression that a purchase of A/UX
>wasn't really a purchase. Rather, it was a ONE YEAR license. After that time,
>no one is quite sure what will happen - the license may revert to Apple or
>to AT&T.
>
>Has anyone else heard this? What's up, folks?

This is an incorrect impression. An A/UX system comes with a normal
UNIX license. It doesn't expire after a year, nor does it turn into
a pumpkin after midnight.
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Philip K. Ronzone  A/UX System Architect
Apple Computer MS 27AJ 10500 N. DeAnza Blvd. Cupertino CA 95014
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"In A/UX Release 4.0, /bin will still be there ...." P. Zigbooli