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- From: jeffrey@algor2.algorists.com (Jeffrey Kegler)
- Subject: Best Reaction to AT&T Suit == Join LPF
- Reply-To: jeffrey@algor2.algorists.com (Jeffrey Kegler)
- Organization: Algorists, Inc.
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 01:39:57 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.013957.10852@algor2.algorists.com>
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- I should add IMHO to the above, but I like to keep subject lines
- short. :-) You can contact the League for Programming Freedom as
- shown below. I believe the LPF is the best instrument for reacting to
- these situations. I am proud to be a member. Joining the LPF now
- would 1) send a message; 2) not commit us prematurely to anything; 3)
- strengthen us against future similar threats.
-
- I have down-loaded the legal docs from uunet and the matter looks
- complex. Some have suggested we rush out and boycott AT&T. I would
- suggest the following considerations.
-
- 1) AT&T's hints of wide ranging legal action are so far just that --
- strong hints. Perhaps our response should be proportional.
-
- 2) Issues central to AT&T v. BSDI are not so central to our concerns.
- For example, the question of whether an 800-ITS-UNIX number violates
- AT&T's trademark is one which, if the suit were limited to it, I would
- be glad to leave up to the courts. Therefore:
-
- 3) Before engaging in a boycott or any other action, we should clarify
- exactly what our grievance is, and in what respect (if any) we object
- to the AT&T suit.
-
- Again, I think the LPF is the best way to do this.
-
- Here follows contact information for LPF from uunet!~/doc/lpf/lpf.join.Z:
-
- > If you have any questions, please write to the League, phone
- > (617) 243-4091, or send Internet mail to league@prep.ai.mit.edu.
- > Jack Larsen, President
- > Jack Larsen can be contacted at (708) 698-1160; Fax (708) 698-6221.
- > To join, please send a check and the following information [ questionnaire
- > ommitted for space -- JK ] to:
- >
- > League for Programming Freedom
- > 1 Kendall Square #143
- > P.O.Box 9171
- > Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
- --
-
- Jeffrey Kegler, Independent UNIX Consultant, Algorists, Inc.
- jeffrey@algor2.ALGORISTS.COM or uunet!algor2!jeffrey
- 137 E Fremont AVE #122, Sunnyvale CA 94087
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