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From: vandys@cisco.com (Andrew Valencia)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: BSD demon?
Date: 18 Aug 93 22:14:06 GMT
Organization: cisco Systems
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References: <1993Aug18.082118.726@resonex.com> <19185@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
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In <19185@blue.cis.pitt.edu> tml@pitt.edu (Tom Link) writes:

>There is a lot of BSD code in System V.  According to the the lawsuit 
>filed by the Regents of UCB against USL, upto 50% of System V is BSD
>code.  The same suit asks that the BSD code be removed from System V. 
>Which, in my opinion, would kill "The Almight System V."

Nah.

So far as I can tell, the Regents' action is the legal equivalent
of saying "would you like to settle this now?"  New owners, recent
bad luck in court; their timing seems impeccable.  I hope they can
settle this swiftly.

					Andy Valencia

Disclaimer: this is just my own opinion!