[Simh] Free USER SPACE DECNET LAT MOP

[Timothe Litt]

On 21-Feb-16 10:59, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>
>> The old Mentec hobbyist license allowed old versions (which RT-11 DECnet
>> would be), on "an emulator {at that time} owned by DEC".
>> SimH is the descendant of that emulator; everyone here proceeds on the
>> assumption that the license still applies.  Even though DEC is no more,
>> SimH is the emulator that DEC owned then.  Bob got DEC to release
>> ownership of the emulator.  There's no place for hobbyists to send the
>> signed licenses to, but that's a detail encountered in other cases.
>
> Yes. I usually accept that this license is still usable, even though
> it might be a bit murky waters. However, one issue with the license is
> that it only covers old versions of the PDP-11 OSes (as you say).
> Something like "whatever was released before 1990" or something like
> that. I'm sure someone can dig up the correct phrase. Anyway, it means
> that the actual, latest versions of the software is not covered
> anyway. And it would be really nice if people would be allowed to run
> the sane, best versions instead of something really old and buggy.
>

Sections of license relevant to this discussion follow.  The whole
license is in the RT11 V4 zip file at
http://simh.trailing-edge.com/kits/rt11swre.tar.Z).  Of course, the
whole document defines rights and responsibilities...

Whereas, MENTEC owns the rights to the following PDP-11 Operating
Systems and associated layered products (RT-11 V5.3 or prior, RSTS/E
V9.6 or prior, RSX-11M V4.3 or prior, RSX-11M PLUS V3.0 or prior)
(SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY) and is prepared to grant a non-exclusive license
to use such
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY for personal, non-commercial purposes;

Whereas, CUSTOMER desires to enter into a License Agreement which will
allow CUSTOMER to use such software technology at his or her residence
for personal, non-commercial purposes;

EMULATOR shall mean software owned by Digital Equipment Corporation that
emulates the operation of a PDP-11 processor and allows PDP-11 programs
and operating systems to run on non-PDP-11 systems.

MENTEC grants to CUSTOMER a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free
license under MENTEC's INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS to use and copy the
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY solely for personal, non-commercial uses in
conjunction with the EMULATOR.



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