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- From: drg@bubba.ma30.bull.com (Daniel R Guilderson)
- Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss
- Subject: Re: What is LPF position on AT&T v. BSDI?
- Message-ID: <DRG.92Jul31132159@bubba.ma30.bull.com>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 17:21:59 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: friedman@gnu.ai.mit.edu's message of 28 Jul 92 14:11:24 GMT
-
- Note that it has been reported in comp.unix.bsd that the Regents at
- UCB are now included in the lawsuit. It is my understanding that NET2
- is an incomplete system with all AT&T code deleted and only software
- which ORIGINATED from UCB is included. If this is true, then USL must
- be claiming something based on architectural considerations. If the
- code was written at UCB how else could they have a claim on it? I
- understand that USL could be claiming that in essence someone sat down
- at a terminal with 2 windows, one with an AT&T source program, another
- with an empty file and copied the algorithm and structure. However,
- what program could that have happened with? UCB didn't try to emulate
- any AT&T functionality until after NET2. Everything UCB did before
- NET2 was new functionality. As far as I can tell, this is
- essentionally a Look-And-Feel-type suit.
-
- On the otherhand, one of the benefits that may come from this suit is
- that we may finally get a verified AT&T-free NET2 release for free.
- This because AT&T will be forced to identify exactly what parts of
- NET2 are non-free and it will all be disclosed for public consumption.
- Unless they somehow claim that every part of NET2 is non-free. Which
- would only work if they made a claim based on architectural
- considerations. In which case the LPF should definitely get involved.
-