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From: gpalmer@webspan.net (Gary Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: which Unix to choose?
Date: 15 Nov 1996 02:36:18 GMT
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In article <56gk1e$873@panix2.panix.com>,
tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon) writes:
> Also note that you'll need a set of SCO shared libraries from
> somewhere; this objection applies to all free "SCO compatible"
> systems of which I am aware. You probably *cannot* legally use
> those libraries without buying a copy of SCO UNIX, so if you don't
> want to steal software you lose.
Depends. SCO now have a `free for non-commercial use' type offering which
you could get the shlibs from if the license is agreeable. Also, some
companies sell statically compiled versions, so no extra shlibs are needed.
Gary