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From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!!
In-Reply-To: jfw@ksr.com's message of 24 Jul 92 12:49:56 EDT
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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 21:51:47 GMT
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From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
>AT&T probably spends more money on coffee for employees than BSDI will ever
>handle. Assuming they aren't squished like a bug by AT&T's legal staff.
First, it's USL doing the suing. I'm not sure exactly what difference
that makes but I suspect it makes at least some difference. I do
think, however, sending any message to AT&T will be helpful.
Does anyone have a list of USL shareholders? I believe Novell is a
large shareholder in USL. May as well get the targets right, because
ultimately all this activity by USL has to please their shareholders,
especially the big ones.
Second, the interesting thing is that this lawsuit is not being
handled by staff attorneys, but rather they've hired outside guns.
I believe this is one of the bad problems with this suit. In effect,
USL has handed the "war" over to the "defense contractors", so what
motivation is there but to make it as expensive and bloody as
possible? Schmucks.
The optimistic side of me says that some judge will not miss all this
idiocy. I hope they award BSDI about a gazillion dollars just to teach
USL a lesson about this sort of scumbucket bullying. That's the
downside risk of being a wealthy bully idiot, juries don't feel so bad
about awarding kings' ransoms in damages out of deep pockets.
--
-Barry Shein
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