RSX11M+ v3.0 Distribution

From: Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Jul 20 00:16:33 2001

"William King" <wrking_at_dadaboom.com> writes:
> I'm going to pursue the possibility that it's legal to post the RSX11M+ v
> 3.0 distribution on-line. I think I'd like to have a signed agreement with
> Mentec that this will be okay.

When you ask them, make sure that you tell them that it's for use with
Supnik's SIMH, for which it is *already* licensed. Otherwise they'll
almost certainly say "no".

For that matter, I personally wouldn't have asked, since it's clear
that Supnik did already arrange a license (for SIMH only). At this point,
if they say "no", it will really muddy the issue.

In general, when you ask a company for permission to do anything, the
answer will be "no", just because that's the safe and easy answer, and
doesn't involve any research or lawyers. So when one already has
permission to do something, asking for permission again can only cause
grief.

Note: I'm speaking entirely of the general case; none of this is intended
in any way to be critical of Mentec.
Received on Fri Jul 20 2001 - 00:16:33 BST