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From: dealwisb@cognos.com (Brian de Alwis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: I wonder, did AT&T backstab BSDI?
Summary: Mach & BSD & NextStep
Keywords: AT&T speculation lawsuit BSDI
Message-ID: <1992Jul28.220927.2278@cognos.com>
Date: 28 Jul 92 22:09:27 GMT
References: <1992Jul28.153750.8395@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Organization: Cognos Incorporated, Ottawa CANADA
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In article <1992Jul28.153750.8395@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> knight@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Knight of the Living Dead) writes:
>If so, Steve Jobs at NeXT may find MACH being charged with having
>unlicenced BSD-like code that is property of AT&T.

If memory serves me correctly, NeXTStep is based on Mach 2.5 (or
2.3?), which requires an AT&T license. So NeXT should be safe. 
 
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