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- From: fwp@CC.MsState.Edu (Frank Peters)
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul25.233515.21491@ra.msstate.edu>
- Keywords: AT&T 'Death Star' rises over BSDI's horizon [Tel. 1-800-800-4BSD
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- Organization: Computing Center, Mississippi State University
- References: <1992Jul22.103717.17224@uropax.contrib.de> <89@ampr.ab.ca> <BryLr3.4BL@gumby.ocs.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 23:35:15 GMT
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- In article <BryLr3.4BL@gumby.ocs.com> obi@gumby.ocs.com says:
- : I've been following this thread with some interest. I have some questions
- : to those in the know:
- :
- : 1. (Ignorant.) What exactly IS NET/2 anyway?
-
- Basically, the parts of BSD UNIX which are (or, I guess I should say, are
- claimed to be) free of AT&T/USL code.
-
- : 2. Does BSDI make only Intel ports of BSD?
-
- Yes. I have no idea whether they plan to branch out in the future.
-
- : 3. Why is only this vendor targeted by USL? Why not Sun Microsystems or
- : any of the numerous other vendors who produce BSD-type systems?
-
- Sun uses USL code and pays all of the necessary licensing fees to do
- so. The same is true of all of the other major vendors of UNIX based
- systems.
-
- Since NET2 is (supposed to be) free of AT&T/USL code BSDI doesn't pay
- such fees to USL for the right to sell it.
-
- BSDI is the first company to sell (rather than give away) a system
- based upon NET2 sources. That is, no doubt, one of the major reasons
- that they were singled out for this suit.
-
- : 4. Any thoughts on what the effect of a win/loss by USL will be on other
- : vendors?
-
- This group and others have been full of such speculations (ranging from
- the likely to the ridiculous). I don't think that I have much to add
- to it.
- --
- Frank Peters - UNIX Systems Programmer - Mississippi State University
- Internet: fwp@CC.MsState.Edu - Phone: (601)325-7030 - FAX: (601)325-8921
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