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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!agate!ames!cronkite.cisco.com!cisco.com!vandys 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 Lines: 17 Message-ID: <vandys.745712046@cisco.com> References: <1993Aug18.082118.726@resonex.com> <19185@blue.cis.pitt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: glare.cisco.com 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!