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- From: fmt@mbf.UUCP (Mike Trimberger)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: Should I get the AT&T source?
- Message-ID: <150210@mbf.UUCP>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 16:46:02 GMT
- References: <1992Jul27.230708.17974@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
- Organization: MAI Systems Corp.
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- In article <1992Jul27.230708.17974@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> ben@rex.chb.uokhsc.edu (Benjamin Z. Goldsteen) writes:
- >
- > The place where I work can get the AT&T souce for like $200 (.edu).
- >However, I don't want to be limited by this. Will I be prevented from
- >writing in an OS in the future (theoretically?) What if I don't sign a
- >non-diclosure agreement, but "somehow" gain access to the sources?
- >What are the implications of this?
- >
- >Thanks
-
- It looks as if ATT has already started the paranoia and uncertanty that
- they wanted - just by filing the lawsuit. What about me? The Co where
- I work has an ATT 3.2 licence but I haven't worked on or even looked at
- any of the code. Can ATT look at the Co's where I worked and say that I
- have been tainted by their proprietary code?
-
- PS: Gaining access to the ATT code with appropriate disclosure and licence
- is called _theft_. No one would steal any of ATT's code, would they?
- --
- F. Michael Trimberger MAI Systems Corp.
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