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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: BSD lawsuit question.
Date: 25 Jul 94 14:30:23 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <1994Jul24.205056.23692@cc.usu.edu> sl9xv@avon.declab.usu.edu (869483 Bennett Brendt) writes:
>I am getting a new computer system and planned to put FreeBSD on it
>when it arrived. However, a friend has told me that all the BSDs
>will be removed from the FTP sites soon do to the lawsuit agreement
>(very soon he says).
No, all copies of *FreeBSD* will have to be removed, because FreeBSD
1.x is based on the BNR2/4.3BSD code, which is legally encumbered.
This is an important distinction. It must be removed by July 31st.
NetBSD-1.0, which is based on 4.4BSD-lite, and which is completely
free of legal encumberance by legal agreement with USL, should be out
end of July/beginning of August. Because NetBSD-1.0 is based on
4.4-lite (like FreeBSD-2.0 will be when it finally comes out, probably
in several months), it is under no obligation to be removed.
You may run what you choose, since FreeBSD-1.1.5 will be around for a
few more days, yet. But, please be aware that "BSD", in general,
means a lot of different operating systems. And, that there is an
unencumbered system (NetBSD-1.0) on the verge of release.
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Michael L. VanLoon Iowa State University Computation Center
michaelv@iastate.edu Project Vincent Systems Staff
Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free Un*x for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc.
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