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- From: rob@gec-mi-at.co.uk (Rob Matheson)
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- Subject: Solaris 2.1 License Conditions
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.173533.432@gec-mi-at.co.uk>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 17:35:33 GMT
- Organization: Marconi Instruments Ltd., Longacres, St. Albans, UK
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- I have just received our Solaris 2.1 CD, and it seems to have a shrink-wrap
- license with a new condition - well not one I've seen before.
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- It goes like this:
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- License to Develop. In the event that the customer desires to develop software
- programs which incorporate portions of Software("Developed Programs"), the
- following provisions apply, to the extent applicable. Developed programs are
- to be OPEN LOOK(R) compliant and have an application programming interface that
- is the same as that of Software. ... (continues)
-
- [the term 'Software' refers to the Solaris 2.1 software as supplied]
-
- Is this an attempt by Sun to force users, via the license conditions, to
- develop only for the OPEN LOOK environment, rather than, for example, Motif.
- Virtually all software developed for the Sun platform will incorporate the
- Sun libraries, and will therefore come under this condition.
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- What does it mean by OPEN LOOK(R) compliant ? How is this legally determined ?
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- Has anyone else got any ideas on this ?
-
- Rob. Matheson
- rob@gec-mi-at.co.uk
-
- ** The views expressed are mine and not necessarily those of my employer **
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