The SCO Software License is a contract that grants
you rights to use SCO-supplied software. Typically,
you obtain the license from your SCO software provider.
It may accompany the software media,
or you may acquire it online on the World Wide Web.
The license agreement accompanies all SCO products,
either as a printed booklet or
on the product media (typically in a directory
named /license).
You can obtain the license for some SCO products
interactively at SCO's website.
Some SCO products
display the license agreement when you install the product,
at which time you are prompted to read and accept the terms.
The following items identify the license:
License Number
A unique number identifying each SCO product.
License Code
A license code which activates the product.
License Data
Additional license information needed to activate some products.
If this field is
not provided with your license,
it is not required.
Most of SCO's commercial products require registration
after installation.
Registration is your confirmation to SCO that you
have installed and licensed an SCO product.
You can perform registration interactively at http://www.sco.com/register.
Some products (such as the Free* SCO products)
do not need to be registered.
See the SCO Software Registration booklet provided
with your SCO OpenServer system.
To register an SCO product, you must have:
SCO System ID
A unique ID used to identify your SCO OpenServer installation.
It is generated at initial system installation, and at any
subsequent low-level disk reformat.
The SCO System ID is displayed when you run the
License Manager.
Registration Key
A key generated by the Registration Center when you register your SCO product.
You will receive one Registration Key for each SCO product (identified
by its License Number) that you register.
Until you register your SCO product, warning messages
will be displayed reminding you to register.
Because the Registration Key is tied to the SCO System ID,
you must re-register your SCO products
if you run a low-level disk reformat.
``Free'' means that there is no charge to license the software
for personal and non-commercial use.
The media kit has a nominal fee, and any number of users can share it.
Each installation requires a unique license.