29 Oct
2008
29 Oct
'08
5:54 a.m.
"Bruce Ray" wrote:
The short version of the story is...
EMC still considers all of its Data General 16-bit software intellectual
property, subject to license restrictions and not available for any
non-approved distribution. There is no "hobbyist" or "educational
use" or
"non-commercial use" exceptions at this point. The one-of-a-kind RDOS
license for use with SIMH is truly a thorn in the EMC legal department's
side, and they state that it applies to that specific version and copy of
RDOS (i.e. does not extend to any other flavor of RDOS, such as Eclipse, or
Mapped Eclipse, or Mapped Nova, or Mapped Nova 3, or...). Perhaps the
upcoming year will see a change in the official EMC position... ;-)
I'd find it humorous if a barrage of email went to Joe Tucci (he's the
CEO). This email used to work: Tucci_Joe at emc.com
I have no love for EMC or their attitudes or practices.
-brad