As part of some
of simh work, I've been immersed in some licensing
discussions. Thanks for the V8-10, Plan-9 and Inferno notes -
they are relevant.
Anyway, WRT to
TUHS, I'm thinking that at least in the case of the Unix style
bits, I propose a small change to Waren's top-level
directory. Add a new dir called something like 'Legal Docs'
or 'Copyrights+Licenses'. Then move the Caldera document and
Warren's current note into that area. Then add copies of
anything we can collect like the Dan Cross's V8-10, anything
WRT to Plan9/Inferno or anything we from the UNIX world - such
as something Sun, DEC or HP or like might have added. Maybe
add a subdirectory with the AT&T/USL case details. And
maybe add a sub-directory with known FOSS licenses used by the
UNIX community and add a copy of the 3-clause BSD and maybe
even the two GPLs.
Then update the
README in the current top-level dir. Adding to the contents
something like "the IP contained on this website is covered
by different licenses depending on the specific IP. Copies
of these can be found with the source code itself, but have
also been all collected together in the top-level directory:
...."
I think these
all have both historical values, as well as practical values.
As I said, I was not sure myself and I think other would be
less ignorant if they could find it all easily. In the case
of the practical, a for instance, in an email with some
lawyers last week, I had pointed them at the Caldera
document. I'ld have loved to have been able to say look in
this directory. The Caldera and later Nokia Licenses are what
we are considering as examples.
Thoughts?