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Conference turris::digital_unix

Title:	DIGITAL UNIX(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1)
Notice:	Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference
Moderator:	SMURF::DENHAM

Created:	Thu Mar 16 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	10068
Total number of notes:	35879

9774.0. "Question on Unix Source Code" by ADOV01::MANUEL (Over the Horizon....) Mon May 12 1997 04:20

    When I order QB-MT4AA-E8 Unix sources, do I get the complete source
    suite or do I need to also order components from SCO or OSF or from
    anywhere else.
    
    Any help appreciated.
    
    Thanks
    Steve.

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9774.1	Unix sources will not include PALcode sources.	RICKS::HOOKER	Franklin Hooker, 225-4360, HLO2-3/D11	`Mon May 12 1997 11:11`	8
	Since PALcode comes along with the firmware you will not have those sources unless you have the firmware source code. This is not likely to be included with Unix sources. For internal use you can probably gain free access if you need it. For external use, as I understand it, there is another costly $$$ source license required. Franklin
9774.2	There are other things it doesn't include as well.	WTFN::SCALES	Despair is appropriate and inevitable.	`Mon May 12 1997 15:52`	9
	.0> do I get the complete source suite No. There are portions of the Digital Unix source code which contain trade secrets, proprietary information, or components which Digital licenses individually. (The threads library is one example.) These are not distributed externally, because there are good business reasons not to do so. Webb