19 Jul
2001
19 Jul
'01
7:36 p.m.
Following up on my previous posting, I've been made aware that all of the
DECUS RSX Sig tapes are already available on-line. Cool. I thought I was
going to have my 15 minutes of fame.
I'm going to pursue the possibility that it's legal to post the RSX11M+ v
3.0 distribution on-line. I think I'd like to have a signed agreement with
Mentec that this will be okay. I don't want someone to introduce me to the
DMCA the hard way :-). Hopefully Mentec will answer my email. I can handle
the legal side of this (it's a good thing my father is a retired attorney),
but could someone give me some hints as to the technical side of posting the
tapes? There are two tapes, one is the distribution, and the other is
standalone BRU.
Well, I also have DECnet, DECmail and update E tapes as well... I'll keep
you posted.
Thanks,
Bill
20 Jul
20 Jul
4:23 a.m.
William King wrote:
Following up on my previous posting, I've been
made aware that all of the
DECUS RSX Sig tapes are already available on-line. Cool. I thought I was
going to have my 15 minutes of fame.
Jerome Fine replies:
Well, easy come, easy go!
I'm going to pursue the possibility that it's
legal to post the RSX11M+ v
3.0 distribution on-line. I think I'd like to have a signed agreement with
Mentec that this will be okay. I don't want someone to introduce me to the
DMCA the hard way :-). Hopefully Mentec will answer my email. I can handle
the legal side of this (it's a good thing my father is a retired attorney),
but could someone give me some hints as to the technical side of posting the
tapes? There are two tapes, one is the distribution, and the other is
standalone BRU.
Megan Gentry has stated that she will take care of that SMALL detail for you!
You can e-mail her at: "Megan <mbg(a)world.std.com>" if you have not
already seen her post sent a few minutes before your post to which this
is a reply. Her post stated:
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If I could get a copy of RSX11M+ V3.0 from someone, I could package
it up with the Mentec license (the way the RT V5.3 kit is) and try
to contact the appropriate people to get it up on gatekeeper.
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com |
| Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' |
| 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ |
| Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler |
| (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg KB1FCA |
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Well, I also have DECnet, DECmail and update E tapes
as well... I'll keep
you posted.
Thanks,
Bill
Please keep us posted and contact Megan - I suspect that she will be able to
take care of all of the legal hassle for you (and everyone else).
I would have sent this to you privately, but I can't see that
"dadaboom.com"
is a valid site - if it is, please let us know on your next post and if you want
any of these messages to be private.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
2:51 p.m.
Please keep us posted and contact Megan - I suspect
that she will be able
to take care of all of the legal hassle for you (and everyone else).
I certainly cannot take care of any legal hassles... but the license
clearly states 'RSX-11M PLUS V3.0 or prior'. As with the V5.3
distribution, people who take it are on their honor NOT to use it
in violation of the license. This is no different.
Well, it may be a moot point... I just checked the old address where
the software was available
(ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/digital/sim/software/)
and it cannot be found...
It would appear the contents of gatekeeper have be drastically
reduced...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com |
| Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' |
| 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ |
| Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler |
| (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg KB1FCA |
+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
21 Jul
21 Jul
4:38 a.m.
Megan wrote:
Please keep us
posted and contact Megan - I suspect that she will be able
to take care of all of the legal hassle for you (and everyone else).
I certainly
cannot take care of any legal hassles... but the license
clearly states 'RSX-11M PLUS V3.0 or prior'. As with the V5.3
distribution, people who take it are on their honor NOT to use it
in violation of the license. This is no different. Well, it may be a moot point... I just checked the old
address where
the software was available
(ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/digital/sim/software/)
and it cannot be found...
It would appear the contents of gatekeeper have be drastically
reduced...
As far as I can tell, you may have the wrong URL. The following
sites still seem active:
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/digital/sim/software/
for the file
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/digital/sim/software/rtv53swre.tar.Z
And the other is:
ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au/pub/PDP-11/Sims/Supnik_2.3/software/
for the file
ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.edu.au/pub/PDP-11/Sims/Supnik_2.3/software/rtv53swre.tar.gz
If you and William King can get directly in touch, I hope the two of you
can arrange to get the RSX11M+ V3.00 zipped ready for posting!
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
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