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From: rt@MAGEC.COM (P.A. Marshall  x8330)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: AT&T sues BSDI
Message-ID: <118@netwrk.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jul 92 21:13:20 GMT
Organization: MAGNAVOX Electronics Systems Co., Fort Wayne
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>vixie@pa.dec.com (Paul A Vixie) writes:
>> [If AT&T is that worried about everyone having a license, why haven't they
>> gotten uunet/dec/etc. to pull the Net-2 sources out of the public archives?]
>
>i'm sure that if they win their court case, they will try very hard to do that

and

>eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) writes:
>In article <1992Jul21.104627.3353@mel.dit.csiro.au>
>	smart@wanda.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Robert Smart) writes:
>
>: This is insanity. Surely this will be thrown out of court.
>Who is going to defend NET/2?


In the past some postings to this newsgroup have been critical of the
approach BSDI has taken with BSD.  IMHO, now is the time to put all
these feelings aside and stand by BSDI.  If BSDI goes down we stand
to lose our access to a 'free' BSD (possibly to any free Un*x).
In a posting by Mike MacKenzie (mm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu) it was
suggested that we might change our phone service from AT&T to another
carrier, IMO a fine idea, but let's make sure AT&T gets the word on
why users are switching (Ideas anyone?).
  Now here I go, sticking my butt into the line of fire.  Many a
business has gone under fighting legal battles that eat up both time
and money.  It is to our advantage to help (if possible) BSDI win this
battle--  If BSDI wins, this silly question of 'have you ever seen a
fragment of AT&T code' will be over, moot, done.  However if AT&T wins
then the same question can be asked of any other free Un*x, and there is
only one place that this can end... *no* free Un*x.  There is one way we
can help BSDI in this battle with the Death Star, money, buy a copy of 
BSD from BSDI.  If you were thinking of doing it some day, if you were
going to talk the boss into getting a copy, what ever, do it now.  I
have placed my money were I think my interest in 'free' Un*x can best be
served in this battle and placed my order (1.800.800.4BSD) for a copy.

Keep Unix Free, or Wish You Had.

I am not connected in any way with or have any interest in BSDI.
-- 
Al Marshall
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