*BSD News Article 2886


Return to BSD News archive

Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!samsung!nighthawk.clearpoint.com!transfer!bu.edu!Shiva.COM!world!apl
From: apl@world.std.com (Anthony P Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: AT&T vs. BSDI --> 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution requires AT&T license!
Message-ID: <BsAxtB.Gpn@world.std.com>
Date: 1 Aug 92 11:12:46 GMT
References: <2cHS02Pi1bvx01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <l6vrqvINN91g@neuro.usc.edu> <l6vt9sINN93u@neuro.usc.edu>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Lines: 36

In article <l6vt9sINN93u@neuro.usc.edu> merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:

>  o  The rest of us could individually write (and perhaps encourage 
>     our students and professional colleagues to write) letters of 
>     complaint to the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of
>     AT&T expressing sincere concern and disappointment (outrage ?) 
>     about AT&T's unwarrented attack on BSDI & claims of intellectual 
>     property rights in the UC Regents CSRG 4.3BSD-NET2 distribution.
>
>     o  Domestic and international letters should be addressed to:
>
>        o  Mr. Robert E. Allen              
>           Chief Executive Officer and
>              Chairman of the Board of Directors
>           American Telephone & Telegraph
>           32 Avenue of the Americas
>           New York, NY  10013
>
>           Telephone: (212)387-5400
>
>           o  Marking the envelope 'CONFIDENTIAL -- ADDRESSEE ONLY'
>              will probably pass it through the first few levels of
>              screening before it is even opened -- and then it may
>              be opened by someone with better access to Mr. Allen.
>

Gee, doesn't he read his E-Mail?
                

:-)

		Tony


Lawrence & Clark, Inc		(617) 762-0707	(206) 323-2864
Xenix/Unix support,etc 	 	 Boston		 Seattle