23 Jun
2000
23 Jun
'00
12:18 a.m.
> Since when is/was RT-11 freeware? One of the
hardest things about
>collecting
Don't know since when, but it is. I found it on
many FTP-Sites, and I
asked around in Compaq (this time DEC), and they said, they made it
freely accessible.
Saying it is doesn't make it so... it may be available on various sites,
but that also doesn't make it legal. If it is the version which came
originally from the ftp.digital.com site, then it should be packaged
with the license from Mentec. If it does not come with the Mentec
license, then it is essentially boot-legged software.
Hmmm... Then you should try the PUPS archive I think it
is called. You
get a license for it for free.
bzzzt, wrong... and thanks for playing. THe PUPS archive may be
able to provide a license for *UNIX* of various flavors, but it
does NOT provide one for RT, RSX or RSTS. The only source for
a valid license for these software products is the *owner*, which
is Mentec!
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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