Politics of Unix kernel changes

[Doug Gwyn <gwyn>]

> If one makes changes to the Unix kernel, and wishes to market it, what
> are the legalities involved, and political/social ramifications?

For such legal questions, you should be talking to AT&T Software Sales
& Marketing (800)828-UNIX.  The general answer seems to be that anything
derived from UNIX Sources is subject to the terms of your license with
AT&T.  If you have a Value-Added Reseller agreement then the AT&T slice
of each system you sell is reasonably small.

The social ramifications are, if you make a mess then you will be flamed
at by the UNIX community.