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- From: grog@adagio.UUCP (Greg Lehey)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!
- Message-ID: <1832@adagio.UUCP>
- Date: 25 Jul 92 11:40:25 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.131433.16450@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> <l6vt9sINN93u@neuro.usc.edu> <23309@alice.att.com>
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- In article <23309@alice.att.com> andrew@alice.att.com (Andrew Hume) writes:
- > let me say up front that i work for at&t. i neither work for,
- >nor have any influence on, USL. the opinions expressed below are my
- >own and not at&t's.
-
- Well, it's nice to see a dissenting opinion. Nothing makes a
- discussion more uninteresting than everybody saying the same thing.
- But obviously your opinions are coloured by your origins.
-
- > if you agree with me that the big issue is whether or not the NET-2
- >release is free of any licensing concerns, what can be done about that?
- >you can either try to influence the (technical) decision in court or
- >try to induce USL to drop the suit.
-
- The obvious thing is to dismiss the suit until:
-
- 1. USL specifies *exactly* what it is that, in their opinion, is
- derived from AT&T code.
-
- 2. USL serves notice to BSDI to stop using this code.
-
- 3. BSDI does not comply within a reasonable time.
-
- The likelihood of (3) happening is low indeed. The fact is, I have no
- reason to believe that USL's stated grounds are the real reason for
- this lawsuit. They want to set a precedent - BSDI is small,
- comparatively vulnerable, and the uncertainty about the legal position
- will certainly cost them sales, not to mention the cost of litigation.
- If this is not in accordance with the US legal system, then something
- *desperately* needs to be done about that.
-
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