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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: 26 Jul 94 16:49:23 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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References: <1994Jul24.205056.23692@cc.usu.edu> <michaelv.775146623@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> <CtJov8.J6y@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
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In <CtJov8.J6y@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) writes:
>In article <michaelv.775146623@ponderous.cc.iastate.edu> michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
>>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.
>No, the FreeBSD will have to remove all their copies of FreeBSD,
>because they have agreed with USL to do so. No-one who hasn't made
>such an agreement has to, but some people might do so out of fear of a
>lawsuit from USL.
[...]
>I'm sorry to have to be so persistent about this, but I don't want
>people thinking that USL won their case either legally or morally.
It's an important clarifying point. Thanks for making it.
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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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