Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition (as published in July 1996) and Old SCO ... Quite, quite convincing ...

[jmerkey]

1995-09-20 Novell sells UNIX ...
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=160002&pt=msg&mid=20708559

1996-06-27 "SCO owns the licensing rights all versions of the UNIX system ..."
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=160030&pt=msg&mid=20712845

1996-07-29 Lions' book is published ...
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=162589&pt=msg&mid=21081026

1996-08-12 "The UNIX intellectual property has great value ..."
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=160031&pt=msg&mid=20712848

1996-10-16 Novell SCO Amendment to APA ...
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/NovellSCOAmendmentAPA.pdf

1996-11-21 "SCO, who own the UNIX source ..."
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=160033&pt=msg&mid=20712861

1997-07-16 "The source code petition has now got 290 signatures ..."
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=160035&pt=msg&mid=20712866

Early 1998 Petition to SCO for PDP-11 UNIX Source License ...
www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=160050&pt=msg&mid=20714565

Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition and Old SCO ...

Cover ...
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-cover.pdf

Titles ...
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-titles.pdf

Copyright notices - Intellectual property notices (SCO's) ...
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-copyright-notices-1.pdf

"Portions reprinted by permission of The Santa Cruz Operations, Inc. (SCO). To
the extent SCO has an intellectual property interest in the material contained
herein, SCO has granted a license to publish solely for the purpose of creating
an educational work. SCO grants no license for any other use of this material.
None of the computer software source code contained in this publication may be
copied, distributed, modified, transferred, or used in any way. It has been
printed here solely for educational purposes in the study of an historical
landmark in computer history."

Dedication - Contents - Acknowledgements (mentions SCO) ...
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-dedication-contents.pdf

Prefatory Notes - Forewords ...
Michael Tilson (SCO's Chief Information Officer) - Peter H. Salus (mentions SCO)
Dennis M. Ritchie (mentions SCO) - Ken Thompson
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-notes-forewords.pdf

A Historical Note ...
Peter H. Salus
Buy the book ...

Main Contents ...
Buy the book ...

Appreciations ...
Greg Rose
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-appreciations-gr.pdf
Mike O'Dell
www.investorvillage.com/uploads/101101/files/lions-appreciations-mo.pdf
Berny Goodheart
(pending)
Peter Collinson
(pending)
Peter Reintjes (IBMer)
(pending)

About the Author ...
(pending)

Other Books by Peer-to-Peer Communications ...
(pending)

Back cover ...
(pending)

Thank you JJ.

[jmerkey]

The original message is found at www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=162758&pt=msg&mid=21109876

[Gary R. Schmidt]

On 09/09/2020 10:09, jmerkey wrote:
> The original message is found at www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=1911&mn=162758&pt=msg&mid=21109876
>

Amusing.

I am sure my much-photocopied version of the Lions' commentary is from
well before 1996...

Given that I received it in 1981 or so...

And that was not first hand...

Cheers,
Gary B-)

--
Waiting for a new signature to suggest itself...

[J. M.]

Amusing indeed.
Since 1996, you can own a legal copy of Lions' work thanks to SCO.
Cheers.