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- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!think.com!unixland!rmkhome!rmk
- From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
- Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:18:00 GMT
- Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
- Message-ID: <9207221021.53@rmkhome.UUCP>
- References: <l6nibgINNje6@neuro.usc.edu> <1992Jul21.122530.23497@resonex.com>
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- In article <1992Jul21.122530.23497@resonex.com> michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan) writes:
- >How long has the NET2 distribution (and other AT&T-void sources) been
- >available? If this is indeed the first legal action that AT&T/USL has
- >taken, perhaps a point in BSDI's favor is that AT&T has waited until
- >now to protest. The NET2 distribution was no secret, nor were the
- >various projects which are based upon it (especially Jolitz's 386BSD
- >and BSDI's BSD/386).
- >
- >It obviously reeks of someone saying "Omigawd, these BSD systems are
- >actually becoming popular, and we might lose our stranglehold! Quick,
- >do something!" I certainly hope that the courts tell them where they
- >can stuff it.
- >
- >Of course, I don't have a lot of faith in our legal system's ability
- >to do sensible things in the realm of software...
-
- There are two interesting things to consider here.
-
- 1. Mt Xinu, NeXT, and others who are selling BSD on top of Mach or in
- some other form, are all doing it under AT&T licences.
-
- 2. AT&T is probably trying to clear a path for Destiny (SVR4.2) sales.
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- Rick Kelly rmk@rmkhome.UUCP unixland!rmkhome!rmk rmk@frog.UUCP
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