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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!news.hawaii.edu!ames!decwrl!csus.edu!netcomsv!resonex!michael From: michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan) Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!!! Message-ID: <1992Jul29.132400.20475@resonex.com> Organization: Resonex Inc., Sunnyvale CA References: <l6rld6INN3dh@neuro.usc.edu> <1992Jul28.060822.29603@serveme.chi.il.us> <1992Jul29.073959.3841@nebulus.ampr.ab.ca> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:24:00 GMT Lines: 21 In article <1992Jul29.073959.3841@nebulus.ampr.ab.ca> dennis@nebulus.ampr.ab.ca (Dennis Breckenridge VE7TCP) writes: >joeg@gagme (joe grosch) writes: > >>I urge all those on the net who have copys of either Net2, BSDI, or 386BSD >>to start making copys and distributing them as far and wide as possible. >... >Are you absolutely out of your mind? Distributing licensed sources is >not only immoral but totally illegal. Well, NET2 and 386BSD (based on NET2) are currently freely distributable, according to the folks at UCBerkeley. Until such time as USL asks for and is granted an injunction against the distribution of NET2 sources, they can be copied anywhere. BSDI *is* a different kettle of fish, however, as their license agreement says you cannot distribute their source. So Joe's request is reasonable in 2 of the 3 items he cites. -- Michael Bryan michael@resonex.com | ,_, "Pretenders I meet are making a trail along the way. | /oo \ They say that they know how to show me a path to guide my | <>__| way to truth..." --- David York, "The Quiet of a Candle" | | U|