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.so HEADERS .FH .tl '''February 1, 1995'
Dear Colleague:
We are delighted to send you information about our February 1995 distribution of 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2. This second release of 4.4BSD-Lite includes the copy editing work done for the Usenix/O'Reilly manuals as well as numerous bug fixes and enhancements that have been accumulated in the year since the release of 4.4BSD-Lite. Of particular interest are the changes needed to port the system to 64-bit architectures, important security enhancements to TCP/IP, and much improved functionality for the union and log-structured filesystems. This tape was put together by emeritus members of the Computer Systems Research Group; their time was paid for by the excess of revenue over expenses from the sales of 4.4BSD-Lite.
The 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2 software is copyrighted by the University of California and others, but may be freely redistributed without fee. It is available to anyone and requires no previous license from AT&T, Novell/USL, or The Regents of the University of California. The distribution includes both software developed at Berkeley and much software contributed by authors outside Berkeley. The code in this distribution may be redistributed and used in released products without fee, if the due credit, copyright notice, and other requirements described in the license and the source files are met.
This packet is intended to serve two purposes. The first is to acquaint you with the details of our distribution so you may decide if you wish to purchase it. The second is to inform you how to obtain our distribution.
Distribution contents"The distribution is a source distribution only," "and does not contain program binaries for any architecture." It will not be possible to compile or run this software without a pre-existing system that is already installed and running. In addition, the distribution does not include sources for a complete system. It includes source code and manual pages for the C library, approximately 90% of the utilities distributed as part of 4.4BSD, and most of the kernel (the same subsystems that were deleted in Net/2 are still missing in 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2 \(em support for executing files, doing physical I/O, managing the buffer cache, handling process tracing, terminal character I/O, and doing accounting). Because the Computer Systems Research Group has shut down (other than a brief reunion to put together this release), there will not be anyone available at Berkeley to assist with problems, so sites are encouraged to ensure enough local expertise to find and fix any problems that are encountered.
We have attempted to make the system as compliant with the ANSI C and IEEE POSIX 1003.1 and 1003.2 standards as was possible at the time of its release. We have not run it through any of the verification test suites, thus, you should not claim conformance with either standard without first validating the code.
This software distribution is only available on two 6250bpi 1/2'' 9-track tapes or one 8mm Exabyte cassette. A complete set of the Usenix/O'Reilly 4.4BSD manuals will accompany your distribution media. The 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2 distribution contains source for the following architectures:
The distribution does not include the machine support for the Tahoe and VAX architectures found in previous BSD distributions. Our primary development environment is the HP9000/300 series machines. The other architectures are developed and supported by people outside the university. Consequently, we are not able to directly test or maintain these other architectures, so cannot comment on their robustness, reliability, or completeness. More specifically, the support for the x86 architectures is known to be unstable.
How to obtain 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2To obtain 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2, we require execution of the Berkeley License Agreement (3/95). In addition, foreign licensees must execute Addendum Number One for Foreign Licensees in ordering 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2. The fee is $1000.00 for 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2.
Because we are a research and development organization and not a commercial organization, we make our research results available for a small license fee. We distribute only the whole system ``As Is'' and cannot send individual pieces of the system. We are required by the University of California to have a formal license arrangement with each organization to which we distribute.
Specifically, for 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2, we must receive from your organization the following material before the distribution can be sent:
A checklist is included to aid you in assembling this material. All the above material must be sent to: Pauline Schwartz, Distribution Coordinator Computer Systems Research Group Computer Science Division, EECS 317 Soda Hall University of California Berkeley, California 94720-1776 Once all these items have been received and are in proper order, the distribution will be sent to the technical address listed on the Site Information Form. We cannot provide delivery dates. Once the material is assembled and packaged, the distribution is shipped by commercial carrier. Order of shipment will be based on time of arrival of the properly completed paperwork. Because of the differential in costs of shipping outside the United States, we ask that organizations outside the continental United States pay the collect shipping charges. If the destination is one where collect shipment cannot be made by the carrier, then advance payment of the shipping charges will be required.
The most expedient way to ensure that your full distribution is sent as quickly as possible is to include in a single package two original copies of the appropriate Berkeley License Agreement completed and properly signed (without change), the appropriate check properly made out to ``The Regents of the University of California, Computer Systems Research Group'' and a completely filled out Site Information Form and to send this single package to the address noted above.
Please note that if you modify the Berkeley License Agreement, you may experience a delay of three months or more before receiving an acceptance or denial of the changes. We reserve the right to cancel your application if we have not received the requested paperwork within 60 days from the date it was sent to us.
Special CasesUniversity of California Sites. If you are a part of the University of California, the following items must be sent to the Computer Systems Research Group: 1) a letter of authorization signed by the Director or Head of Department requesting 4.4BSD-Lite Release 2, stating that you have read and understood the Berkeley License Agreement (3/95) and that your organization will abide by it; 2) an IOC for $1,000.00; and 3) a Site Information Form.
A Special NoteThe procedures and rules set out in this document are University constraints that must be followed for the distribution of software to be possible. The Computer Systems Research Group has no control over these constraints and must reject your application if material submitted is not in order. If you have questions about the licensing process after reading this letter, you may call Pauline Schwartz at (510) 642-7780, write to her, or contact her via electronic mail at pauline@cs.berkeley.edu.
Sincerely yours, Marshall Kirk McKusick Keith BosticComputer Systems Research Group