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.rs .tl '''Jan 1, 1988'
Dear Colleague:
We are happy to send you information about our first release of the BSD networking software. This software is copyright Berkeley, and may be freely redistributed. It is available to anyone and requires no previous license, either from AT&T or the Regents of the University of California.
This packet is designed to serve two purposes. The first purpose is to acquaint you with the details of our distribution so you can decide whether or not you would like to receive it. The second purpose is to tell you how to obtain our distribution.
What is the networking software?The distribution consists of one 1600 bpi magnetic tape, containing source code and manual pages for most of the networking software found in the standard 4BSD distribution. Included are the standard user level applications, kernel support and some C library support. An attachment to this letter lists most of the files that will be part of this distribution.
What support is available for this software?It should be noted that this software has only been tested for compilation and operation on the 4.3BSD-tahoe Berkeley distributions. Only very limited support will be provided by our group, in particular we cannot provide assistance with installation of this software on other systems. We are, however, interested in any fixes that you find it necessary to apply.
How to obtain this softwareBefore the distribution can be sent, we require:
All the above material must be sent to: Pauline Schwartz, Distribution Coordinator Computer Systems Research Group Computer Science Division, EECS University of California Berkeley, California 94720 Once these three items have been received and are in proper order, the distribution will be sent to the technical address indicated 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 beyond the North American continent pay the collect shipping charges.
The most expedient way to insure that your full distribution is sent as quickly as possible is to include, in a single package, two copies of the completed and properly signed Berkeley License Agreement (without modification), the check properly made out to ``The Regents of the University of California,'' and a completely filled out Site Information Form and Equipment List, 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, you must use the following procedure: the following items must be sent to the Computer Systems Research Group: 1) a letter signed by the Director or Head of Department requesting this distribution and stating that you have read and understood the Berkeley License Agreement and that your organization will abide by it, 2) an IOC for $400.00, and 3) a Site Information Form and Equipment List.
DARPA Sites. The research on which the Berkeley Software Distributions are based is sponsored by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). Provision has been made for prepayment of distribution costs for a few designated DARPA sites. In place of the check for $400.00, you should include a letter from your Program Manager stating that you are designated as such a site. However, you must comply with all other requirements in applying for the distribution.
A Special NoteThe procedures and rules set out in this document are University constraints which must be followed in order 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 Read Everything and Still Need HelpIf you have questions about the licensing process after reading this letter, you may call Pauline Schwartz at 415-642-7780, write to her, or contact her via electronic mail at bsd-dist@ucbvax.berkeley.edu. or uunet!ucbvax!bsd-dist. She will not be able to answer technical questions. Sincerely yours, Professor Domenico Ferrari
Computer Systems Research Group