Re: OSF/1 binaries for Linux

Regan Russell (Regan.Russell@jcu.edu.au)
Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:46:49 +1000 (EST)


On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Magnus Y Alvestad wrote:

> | Licensing issues? Such as what? For example, if I
> | purchased a piece of software capable of running on a DEC
>
> Such as using Digital Unix shared libraries without owning a Digital
> Unix license. The license might even disallow pulling parts out and
> using them in other systems.
>
> -Magnus
>

It would not be trivial to extented this compatibility on non-Alphas.
If this support were to be shown to be in DEC interests would DEC
cut off its nose to spite its own face ? Is anybody talking to DEC about it ?

-Regan