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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA811 ; Mon, 08 Feb 93 07:00:22 EST Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!olivea!tymix!tardis!jms From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith) Newsgroups: alt.suit.att-bsdi,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Ulterior motives Message-ID: <3362@tardis.Tymnet.COM> Date: 7 Feb 93 03:53:11 GMT Followup-To: alt.suit.att-bsdi Organization: BT Tymnet, San Jose, CA Lines: 16 In article <1993Feb5.105510.9628@igor.tamri.com> jbass@igor.tamri.com (John Bass) writes: > 11) The involved CSRG staff, (including Jolitz and common BSDI staff), > using the three products (Net-2, 386BSD, and BSD/386) acted out > a single goal, done with malice and forthought, of striping AT&T > of it's right to the UNIX operating system. The goal is to get an unencumbered version of UNIX to the masses. This is a very laudable goal. It was done deliberately, but not with "malice aforethought". If UCB prevails in this lawsuit, it will be the best thing to happen to the computing community. (At least in the not for profit portions of our community.) -- Joe Smith (408)922-6220 BTNA GNS Major Programs, TYMNET Global Network <jms@tardis.tymnet.com> P.O. Box 49019, MS-C51, San Jose, CA 95161-9019 CA license plate: "POPJ P," Married to the LB, Quantum Leap's #1 net.fan PDP-10, 36-bits forever! Humorous disclaimer: "My Amiga 3000 speaks for me."