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From: bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI
Date: 24 Jul 1992 09:50:18 GMT
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References: <1992Jul20.211811.3152@algor2.algorists.com> <ROB.92Jul20165225@hanalei.berkeley.edu> <1992Jul21.030532.10307@kithrup.COM> <1821@adagio.UUCP>
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In article <1821@adagio.UUCP>, grog@adagio.UUCP (Greg Lehey) writes:
> ... an AT&T
> spokesman is quoted as saying that anybody who has had access to AT&T
> UNIX (tm) sources cannot develop operating system software which is
> not derived from it. ...

Hah !
Does that mean that anyone having seen a Ford and then goes off designing
hir own car will be sued by Ford for the reason of having been exposed
to Ford cars ?
How about journalists using words found in
<insert the name of your favourite dictionary here> will be sued by the
publishers of said item ?

Just a thought
	Bernard

P.S. How about anybody who has read the book by Brian & Dennis (who, as far
as I know, happen to be employed by a certain company) ?
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