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- From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- In-Reply-To: jfw@ksr.com's message of 24 Jul 92 12:49:56 EDT
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- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 21:51:47 GMT
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- From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
- >AT&T probably spends more money on coffee for employees than BSDI will ever
- >handle. Assuming they aren't squished like a bug by AT&T's legal staff.
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- First, it's USL doing the suing. I'm not sure exactly what difference
- that makes but I suspect it makes at least some difference. I do
- think, however, sending any message to AT&T will be helpful.
-
- Does anyone have a list of USL shareholders? I believe Novell is a
- large shareholder in USL. May as well get the targets right, because
- ultimately all this activity by USL has to please their shareholders,
- especially the big ones.
-
- Second, the interesting thing is that this lawsuit is not being
- handled by staff attorneys, but rather they've hired outside guns.
-
- I believe this is one of the bad problems with this suit. In effect,
- USL has handed the "war" over to the "defense contractors", so what
- motivation is there but to make it as expensive and bloody as
- possible? Schmucks.
-
- The optimistic side of me says that some judge will not miss all this
- idiocy. I hope they award BSDI about a gazillion dollars just to teach
- USL a lesson about this sort of scumbucket bullying. That's the
- downside risk of being a wealthy bully idiot, juries don't feel so bad
- about awarding kings' ransoms in damages out of deep pockets.
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- --
- -Barry Shein
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