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- From: mwalker@wc.novell.com (Mel Walker)
- Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.001332.25125@novell.com>
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- Organization: Novell, Inc. - Walnut Creek
- References: <118@netwrk.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:13:32 GMT
- Lines: 57
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- In article <118@netwrk.UUCP> rt@MAGEC.COM (P.A. Marshall x8330) writes:
- >
- >>vixie@pa.dec.com (Paul A Vixie) writes:
- >>> [If AT&T is that worried about everyone having a license, why haven't they
- >>> gotten uunet/dec/etc. to pull the Net-2 sources out of the public archives?]
- >>
- >>i'm sure that if they win their court case, they will try very hard to do that
- >
- >and
- >
- >>eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) writes:
- >>In article <1992Jul21.104627.3353@mel.dit.csiro.au>
- >> smart@wanda.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Robert Smart) writes:
- >>
- >>: This is insanity. Surely this will be thrown out of court.
- >>Who is going to defend NET/2?
- >
- >
- >In the past some postings to this newsgroup have been critical of the
- >approach BSDI has taken with BSD. IMHO, now is the time to put all
- >these feelings aside and stand by BSDI. If BSDI goes down we stand
- >to lose our access to a 'free' BSD (possibly to any free Un*x).
- >In a posting by Mike MacKenzie (mm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu) it was
- >suggested that we might change our phone service from AT&T to another
- >carrier, IMO a fine idea, but let's make sure AT&T gets the word on
- >why users are switching (Ideas anyone?).
-
- Write them a letter. Or give them a call. Since their a phone company,
- you should probably use the mail. <g>
-
- > Now here I go, sticking my butt into the line of fire. Many a
- >business has gone under fighting legal battles that eat up both time
- >and money. It is to our advantage to help (if possible) BSDI win this
- >battle-- If BSDI wins, this silly question of 'have you ever seen a
- >fragment of AT&T code' will be over, moot, done. However if AT&T wins
- >then the same question can be asked of any other free Un*x, and there is
- >only one place that this can end... *no* free Un*x. There is one way we
- >can help BSDI in this battle with the Death Star, money, buy a copy of
- >BSD from BSDI. If you were thinking of doing it some day, if you were
- >going to talk the boss into getting a copy, what ever, do it now. I
- >have placed my money were I think my interest in 'free' Un*x can best be
- >served in this battle and placed my order (1.800.800.4BSD) for a copy.
- >
- >Keep Unix Free, or Wish You Had.
- >
- >I am not connected in any way with or have any interest in BSDI.
- >--
- >Al Marshall
- >rt@magec.com Standard Disclaimer...
- >netwrk!rt
-
-
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