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- From: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Message-ID: <8IQH3S9@taronga.com>
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
- References: <1992Jul21.104627.3353@mel.dit.csiro.au> <1992Jul21.131433.16450@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> <2cHS02Pi1bvx01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 18:18:46 GMT
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- In article <2cHS02Pi1bvx01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> gab10@griffincd.amdahl.com (Gary A Browning) writes:
- >What can happen is a precedent that goes against using the NET/2
- >sources in a working O/S. (or, of course, AT&T could try to sue
- >UCB. But I doubt it, since it is going to be hard to explain why
- >they waited all these years).
-
- Since the source has been available for FTP for at least 3 years, and a smaller
- subset available for even longer, how can they possibly prosecute? Trade
- secrets, like trademarks, *have* to be defended to be retained.
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- Peter da Silva, Taronga Park BBS, Houston, TX +1 713 568 0480/1032
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