Re: Has USR licenced comos?

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Tue, 27 May 1997 12:06:02 -0500 (CDT)

On Tue, 27 May 1997, Brian Elfert wrote:

> Yes, this is true. It's based on ComOS 3.1.4. USR's continued use of
> code based on Livingston code was the reason Livingston sued USR last
> fall.

Why? Because they did not stick to the terms of the licence? Which is
what? Maintain the same compatibility as Livingston?

> USR has made extensive revisions to the Livingston code base. In fact,
> they've made so many revisions, that their OS now requires 16MB of RAM to
> run! The next rev of the code is supposed to require only 8MB to run.

Sounds like they dont know what the heck they are doing. Does the Total
Control do a lot more than the PM 3?

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