Subject: Re: serial port control
To: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com>
From: Jeremy Cooper <jeremy@broder.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/12/1998 19:47:19
On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Ted Lemon wrote:

> 
> > Just to bury some netbsd relevant info here (is anyone else still
> > paying attention? ;-)) I got a email note from APC saying they would
> > license the APC Smart-UPS protocol for a nominal $50 fee.  Heck, I'll
> > pay the $50 bucks if it will let me implement the full daemon and if I
> > could then donate the code to NetBSD.
> 
> Do they make you sign anything, or is it just a fee you pay?

I have said document.  Our group manager did some negotiations to get it.
I believe we had to sign something.  The terms appear to prevent you from
disclosing the info, even via source code.

-J