Re: Mach 2.5 made exportable

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From: Raul Deluth Rockwell
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1989 18:49

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In article <8911300925.AA08682@sage.cc.purdue.edu>
mjs@SAGE.CC.PURDUE.EDU (Michael J Spitzer) writes:

;> The November 27 _Unix Today!_ has an article on page 4 regarding
;> Mach, reporting that DARPA has declared Mach 2.5 "now suitable for
;> general distribution."  The article states that Mach is no longer
;> subject to export restrictions.

;> So, I guess that this removes one of the hurdles that was keeping
;> the FSF from using Mach.

Maybe.

You still need an AT&T Unix Source Code License ($100,000 for
companies, ...) to get the source.  [see article by ross@apollo.HP.COM
in comp.os.mach, "Subject: mach sources (long)"]

I don't think this is the kind of restriction that can go away without
a lot of work.  It has certainly been preventing me from investigating
Mach in any depth.
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