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- From: sss@netcom.com (Small Systems Solutions)
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Message-ID: <yynmy!h.sss@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 16:34:07 GMT
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <x> <l6nl2kINNjuk@neuro.usc.edu> <1992Jul29.020910.27812@homecare.com>
- Keywords: AT&T 'Death Star' rises over BSDI's horizon [Tel. 1-800-800-4BSD
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- In article <1992Jul29.020910.27812@homecare.com>
- jessea@homecare.com (Jesse W. Asher) writes:
-
- >
- >I find this very interesting considering how much they [AT&T]stole from BSD
- >to go into SVR4. Everything that makes SVR4 viable are BSD
- >contributions. I don't think AT+T can say they developed the Unix of
- >today - all those faculty members and students at Berkeley (and
- >elsewhere) did.
- >
-
- All of whom were covered under the Regents' license agreement w/AT&T, and
- therefore bound under Trade Secret law, as well as Trademark, Patent and
- Copyright.
-
- No one who hasn't seen AT&T source, or source produced bu its licensees,
- could possibly create a *IX.
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