Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > I didn't think it had any restrictions either... there are hundreds of
> > different versions so it seems...
>
> Very few people realise it, but it is charged for, or $10K for a once
> off OEM license. And people pay the $10K for it to build small routers
>
> > be easier to use the model in Doug Comer's books (since they're well
> > documented, and there are no restrictions (as far as I could tell)) -
>
> The copyright on the book ?
Argh, now you've got me rather worried....
Haven't got my copy here at hand, but I've read a book review
(http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/danny/book-reviews/h/Internetworking_with_TCP_IP_2.html)
that says:
"...using it
does have a couple of advantages. One is that it is possible
to print (and make available for ftp) the complete source
code without copyright problems..."
The book's software is downloadable from:
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/netbooks.html
That page even says that the book is "Ideal for implementors".
I'll have to check the book's actual text to see if there's anything
legal I should take care of... the last thing I want is Prof. Comer's
lawyers on my back.
God/<insert deity of choice here> bless the Free Software Foundation...
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