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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!hri.com!ukma!darwin.sura.net!europa.asd.contel.com!uunet!das.wang.com!wang!fitz From: fitz@wang.com (Tom Fitzgerald) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: What will other UNIX OS vendors do? Message-ID: <bsn91s.l04@wang.com> Date: 8 Aug 92 02:46:39 GMT Article-I.D.: wang.bsn91s.l04 References: <1992Aug3.144718.5485@rwwa.COM> <1992Aug3.172604.25988@gateway.novell.com> Sender: news@wang.com Distribution: usa Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA Lines: 20 > In article <1992Aug3.144718.5485@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.com writes: >> I am wondering if it is possible or likely if other OS vendors who have >> licensed some version of UNIX for AT&T will join the suit on AT&T's >> side? terry@npd.Novell.COM (Terry Lambert) writes: > I find it equally likely that they will come down the side of BSDI. > Not only does this keep their options open to do the same thing themselves, > at some future date, It's more likely the other vendors will just stand aside and chortle while two of their competitors try to claw each other's eyes out. This way they can do whatever they want at a future time, with a less populated playing field. (I'll bet that they're wishing for AT&T to lose and BSDI to die in the struggle). -- Tom Fitzgerald Wang Labs fitz@wang.com "I went to the universe today; 1-508-967-5278 Lowell MA, USA It was closed...."