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- From: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli)
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.165236.10937@Warren.MENTORG.COM>
- Organization: Mentor Graphics, Silicon Design Division
- References: <1992Jul22.163407.10823@Warren.MENTORG.COM> <1331@pacsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 16:52:36 GMT
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- In <1331@pacsoft.com> mike@pacsoft.com (Mike Stefanik) writes:
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- >tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli) writes:
- >: USL has been publishing press releases saying that Windows NT is the
- >: real enemy, and they don't care who's Unix you buy, just as long as you
- >: buy something that looks like Unix... because they'd rather see people
- >: switch to Unix than Windows NT.
-
- >Of course. Since USL has it's fingers in (nearly) all of the pies, they
- >really don't care who you buy the end product from ... they *are* getting
- >a piece of the action with every sale.
-
- Your statement is complete wrong.
-
- The press releases I was talking about MOSTLY mention OSF! Buying OSF
- results in USL making 0 $$$.
-
- Tom
- P.S. Why is AT&T bashed for this when it's USL that is making the law
- suit.
- --
- Tom Limoncelli -- tal@warren.mentorg.com (work) -- tal@plts.uucp (play)
- Maybe Bush will follow Perot's lead.
-