Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!mks!mike
From: mike@mks.UUCP (Mike Brookbank)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: ksh and System 5
Summary: Ksh not based on AT&T sources
Keywords: ksh korn licensing system 5
Message-ID: <598@mks.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 88 15:21:36 GMT
References: <1575@ssc.UUCP> <9126@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems, Waterloo, Ont.
Lines: 26

In article <9126@smoke.BRL.MIL>, gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn ) writes:

> The real Korn shell is the property of AT&T and is available for
> sublicensing.  
> 
> It is possible that somebody has a compatible implementation of
> ksh not based on AT&T sources, but I don't know of any.


My firm, MKS Inc., has a Unix-compatible version of the Ksh which is not based 
on AT&T sources.  We originally developed the Ksh for use on Dos-based 
machines and then recompiled the code to run on Xenix 286 and 386, Microport
and 386ix machines.
386ix machines. 



     Mike Brookbank                          Phone: (519)884-2251
Mortice Kern Systems Inc.               UUCP: uunet!watmath!mks!mike
   35 King St. North                             BIX: join mks
Waterloo, Ontario  N2J 2W9                  CompuServe: 73260,1043
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     Mike Brookbank                          Phone: (519)884-2251
Mortice Kern Systems Inc.               UUCP: uunet!watmath!mks!mike
   35 King St. North                             BIX: join mks
Waterloo, Ontario  N2J 2W9                  CompuServe: 73260,1043