man pages (was: '386 Unix Wars)

[Steve Talmage]

Posted for a friend with no news feed...

James Van Artsdalen (james at bigtex.cactus.org) responded ...

>>> It's very expensive for a vendor to offer the man pages on line, but
>>> it's also pretty popular with end users.
>>  Why is it [MAN PAGES] so expensive?
> Licensing fees.  The up front fee is so large that most vendors
> probably have a tough time believing that they'll get enough extra
> sales to pay for it.

	In response to the net chatter during the past few weeks, below is
	some of the key information concerning the licensing fees for SVR4.

	    Schedule For The
	386(tm) Implementation of
	UNIX System V Release 4.0
	   (November 1, 1989)

	Page 2 of 12
	Paragraph 2
	Right to Use and Distribution Fees ...

	(a) Right-To-Use Fees

		  (i) Initial DESIGNATED CPU              US$100,000
		 (ii) Initial DESIGNATED CPU for
		      LICENSEEs who have licensed
		      another implementation of SVR4	  US$ 50,000
		(iii) Each add'l DESIGNATED CPU           US$  5,000
		 (iv) Upgrade from previous UNIX SVR?     US$  3,000
		  (v) Each NETWORK OF CPU's               US$ 50,000

	Page 3 of 12
	Paragraph 3
	Sublicensing Fees

	(a) Initial Sublicensing Fee                      US$ 25,000
	    (All UNIX SVR4 implementations)

	Page 9 of 12
	Paragraph 10 (Sub B)
	Materials Which May Be Included In A Sublicensed Product

	(b) One hard copy and a formatted on-line version of the non-
	proprietary documentation that describes only the software
	components in the SUBLICENSED PRODUCT may be reproduced
	and distributed with each SUBLICENSED PRODUCT.	Additional
	copies may be reproduced and distributed only upon execution
	of a Supplement for UNIX System V Release 4.0 Documentation
	Reproduction Provision and payment of the appropriate fees ...

	The DRP base fee for a licensee to produce and distribute
	documentation and man pages to its sublicensees is
	$ 13,000.

	In order for a vendor (licensee) to produce extra sets of
	documentation and man pages (other than the non-royalty fee set
	which may be shipped with each OS) the charges per set are:

		  20% of the list price of the documentation; or
		$ 81  for documentation (written) and/or
		$111  for man pages

	For further licensing information, contact the staff of
		AT&T
		UNIX Software Operations
		Greensboro, NC
		800-828-UNIX
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