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From: James A. Robinson Jim.Robinson@Sta...
Subject: [9fans] Publicly Accessible Plan 9 System?
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 15:27:08 -0800

> i don't think the existing licence, although its terms are broad,
> allows providing access to people outside an organisation that has got
> a licence or a member with a licence.  you might be able to try the 4
> diskette demo system, but that typically isn't easy to install on an
> already partitioned PC (and you might not have one to spare anyhow).

When I first read the above, I thought to myself "wait, was it just the
source code? Or was it everything?" -- Looking up the license again,
it does indeed seem to be EVERYTHING. So according to the license, in
fact one may not let people even log in to the system if they are not
a license holder. How sad. :(

	1. LICENSE. Lucent Technologies Inc. (LUCENT) grants you, the LICENSEE, a
	personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use the enclosed
	software programs, documentation, and other materials (collectively
	SOFTWARE), subject to the terms and restrictions of this Agreement. The
	term SOFTWARE includes any works derived or modified from the enclosed
	materials, but does not include your original works, even though they
	conform to specifications included in the SOFTWARE provided such works
	are not derived or modified from the SOFTWARE.
	
	[...]
	
	This SOFTWARE may be used by you or by an organization of which you are a
	member or employee solely for research or educational purposes. Without
	executing an applicable sublicense with LUCENT, no part of the SOFTWARE
	may be published, sold, or offered for sale, nor may any part of the
	SOFTWARE be made available on a computer network external to you or your
	organization, nor may commercial services utilizing this SOFTWARE be sold
	or offered for sale. You may transmit derived or modified portions of
	this SOFTWARE specifically to other LICENSEES of LUCENT who are bound
	by the terms of this Agreement solely for their internal research or
	educational purposes.