O.K., I'll begin the process of seeing what needs to be done to get a
release...
Lyle
On Thursday 13 November 2003 09:30, Ed Sharpe wrote:
> lets see what can be done on this. we now have the server space to handle
> this endeavor!
> Thanks!
>
> Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
>
> See the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation
> online at:
> http://www.smecc.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lyle Bickley" <lbickley_at_bickleywest.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 3:21 PM
> Subject: Re: *********Re: Manual 16c
>
> > I've got contacts within HP's legal group. If we can define the scope of
>
> what
>
> > we'd like released; i.e., calculator and computer manuals before 1980, or
> > whatever, I'll be glad to try to get their release under HP copyright (I
> > wouldn't bother to try for public domain).
> >
> > Lyle
> >
> > On Tuesday 04 November 2003 13:36, Eric Smith wrote:
> > > Joe Rigdon and I wrote:
> > > >>> I don't know if they're exactly public domain but HP has given
> > > >>> their permission for peeople to copy them and sell copies and PDF
> > > >>> copies.
> > > >>
> > > >> HP hasn't given "people" permission to do that. They gave Dave
> > > >> Hicks permission to do it.
> > > >
> > > > I believe that they gave blanket permission for anyone to do that.
> > >
> > > Got any idea where/when that happened? From personal correspondence
> > > with Dave Hicks, I know that he specifically requested and received
> > > permission, but I have not heard of anyone else doing so, nor of any
> > > blanket permission. If they have in fact done that, it would be quite
> > > useful, but it doesn't seem like something that HP's lawyers would be
> > > likely to do.
> > >
> > > Eric
> >
> > --
> > Lyle Bickley
> > Bickley Consulting West Inc.
> > Mountain View, CA 94040
> > "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
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