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- From: gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.solaris
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Keywords: AT&T 'Death Star' rises over BSDI's horizon [Tel. 1-800-800-4BSD
- Message-ID: <64673@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 14:48:49 GMT
- References: <l6nkifINNjoo@neuro.usc.edu> <1992Jul21.134305.13151@bnr.uk> <1992Jul29.193240.434@digibd.com>
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- In <1992Jul29.193240.434@digibd.com> rhealey@dellr4.digibd.com (Rob Healey) writes:
-
- (edited for brevity, I hope the flavour remains)
- >In article <1992Jul21.134305.13151@bnr.uk>, agc@bnr.ca (Alan Carter) writes:
- >[Heinlein sez] that it is not the job of the court to ensure the [..] profits
- >of large corporations. I hope that this [..] remains, or AT+T['s] [..] size
- >will [be] the justification as well as the means for its litigation tactics.
-
- >If AT&T continues on this litigation rather than innovation course then
- >maybe it's time for the industry to say "Fine, keep your UNIX(tm),
- >we'll go off and buy NT or Mach based systems."
-
- Even better. Given that UC Regents are being sued, I think the State of
- California should drop all AT&T contracts immediately/ASAP. And perhaps
- that other states should follow suit (pun unintentional). Hit Deathstarco
- in their bread and butter and see what happens.
-
- Given, however, the copyright notice someone else quoted (giving
- Berkeley credit in something distributed by AT&T), methinks
- our benighted business behemoth has beshat themselves with
- the present proprietary petition, and will probably perish without
- an influx of insight from innovative people with an intolerance
- for immovable institutions.
-
- That's right, Death of AT&T As We Know It predicted.
- Film at 11.
-
- (and good riddance, IMHO.)
-
- Glenn R. Stone (glenns@eas.gatech.edu)
- I don't speak for Tech; I wouldn't dream of letting them speak for me.
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