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- From: michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan)
- Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.132400.20475@resonex.com>
- Organization: Resonex Inc., Sunnyvale CA
- References: <l6rld6INN3dh@neuro.usc.edu> <1992Jul28.060822.29603@serveme.chi.il.us> <1992Jul29.073959.3841@nebulus.ampr.ab.ca>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:24:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul29.073959.3841@nebulus.ampr.ab.ca> dennis@nebulus.ampr.ab.ca (Dennis Breckenridge VE7TCP) writes:
- >joeg@gagme (joe grosch) writes:
- >
- >>I urge all those on the net who have copys of either Net2, BSDI, or 386BSD
- >>to start making copys and distributing them as far and wide as possible.
- >...
- >Are you absolutely out of your mind? Distributing licensed sources is
- >not only immoral but totally illegal.
-
- Well, NET2 and 386BSD (based on NET2) are currently freely distributable,
- according to the folks at UCBerkeley. Until such time as USL asks for
- and is granted an injunction against the distribution of NET2 sources,
- they can be copied anywhere. BSDI *is* a different kettle of fish,
- however, as their license agreement says you cannot distribute their
- source. So Joe's request is reasonable in 2 of the 3 items he cites.
-
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- Michael Bryan michael@resonex.com | ,_,
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