Legal Question

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Thu Jun 22 13:49:08 2000

>All this talk about RT-11, RSX-11M,RSTS/E licensing details is making me
>wonder. If I acquired a PDP-11 of some kind, and it came with RSX-11M and/or
>RT-11 and or/ RSTS/E, would I have to have a license? I know a license is
>legally required, but is it essential in running the OS? Does the OS have
>any way of checking for one? What is required for running the OS? I really
>don't know anything about the PDP-11 family.
>
>Thanks,
>Owen

You wouldn't have a license unless you managed to get the previous owners
license transfered to you. Which among other things would require proof
that they had a license.

                        Zane
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