Merit GateDaemon Consortium Information


Merit Network, Inc.

Merit GateDaemon Consortium
Merit Network, Inc.
4251 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2785

Telephone: (313) 764-9430
Fax: (313) 747-3185
Internet Mail: consortium-interest@gated.merit.edu

The GateDaemon Consortium Current Membership in Brief

(last updated November 26, 1996)

Current Membership is open to all organizations interested in supporting and participating in development of internetwork routing protocols. GateD software is available to GateD to GateD members only. Current membership will no longer be accepted after December 31st, 1996. Current members will automatically become members of the GateD-Unicast Product group.

Redistribution of GateD binaries in commercial products is limited to GateD Commercial Members or Service Members. The development teams of GateD Commerical and Service members have access to the GateD source code, but source code may not be distributed in commerical products.

Merit's membership structure will change in January of 1997. The new GateD releases (version 4, version 5, and version 6) will only be available to GateD members. GateD release 3.5 will be publically available via anonymous ftp or web, but will receive minimal additions. (Click here for the new membership information.)

Current Membership benefits include:

Members will contribute financially according to a sliding scale. There are currently four levels of membership:

To join the Merit GateD Consortium, the member must sign a Consortium agreement and pay the membership fee. For more information, contact

GateD Consortium
Merit Network, Inc.
4251 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Mi 48105-2785

phone:(313)764-9430  
fax:  (313)747-3185  
email:consort-interest@gated.merit.edu