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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!mips!mips!newsun!mwalker
From: mwalker@wc.novell.com (Mel Walker)
Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI
Message-ID: <1992Jul23.001332.25125@novell.com>
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Organization: Novell, Inc. - Walnut Creek
References: <118@netwrk.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:13:32 GMT

In article <118@netwrk.UUCP> rt@MAGEC.COM (P.A. Marshall  x8330) writes:
>
>>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?).

Write them a letter. Or give them a call. Since their a phone company,
you should probably use the mail. <g>

>  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
>rt@magec.com					Standard Disclaimer...
>netwrk!rt


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