From 9eac5baa8d36e2508cb8d530c1ec1d2823907013 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wfjm Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 19:06:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] SimH status update [skip ci] --- doc/INSTALL_simh.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ tools/man/man1/tbw.1 | 2 +- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/INSTALL_simh.md b/doc/INSTALL_simh.md index c1a8501b..a88a8705 100644 --- a/doc/INSTALL_simh.md +++ b/doc/INSTALL_simh.md @@ -27,3 +27,20 @@ The bottom line at the moment: - install SimH from [simh/simh](https://github.com/simh/simh) - checkout `v3.11-1` +## SimH license changes +The maintainer of the [simh/simh](https://github.com/simh/simh) GitHub project, +[Mark Pizzolato](https://github.com/markpizz), decided on May 15th, 2022 with +commit [ce2adce6](https://github.com/simh/simh/commit/ce2adce6) to change the +license of the repository. The bottom line of the change is, that some files +are declared proprietary and this repository is not longer a +[FOSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software) project, +see also issue [#1163](https://github.com/simh/simh/issues/1163). +This triggered massive reactions, see issue +[#1161](https://github.com/simh/simh/issues/1161) and discussions on the +SimH mailing list [simh@groups.io](https://groups.io/g/simh), starting with post +[New license?](https://groups.io/g/simh/topic/new_license/91108560). +See especially Bob Supnik's post +[SimH licensing and the state of the project](https://groups.io/g/simh/topic/simh_licensing_and_the_state/91173868) + +Given that situation using version `v3.11-1` as described above is the +only prudent option for the time being. diff --git a/tools/man/man1/tbw.1 b/tools/man/man1/tbw.1 index a05f5980..d2f7c081 100644 --- a/tools/man/man1/tbw.1 +++ b/tools/man/man1/tbw.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" -*- nroff -*- -.\" $Id: tbw.1 1237 2022-05-15 07:51:47Z mueller $ +.\" $Id: tbw.1 1238 2022-05-15 15:19:08Z mueller $ .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later .\" Copyright 2013-2022 by Walter F.J. Mueller .\"