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Xref: sserve gnu.misc.discuss:6117 comp.os.mach:2057 comp.unix.bsd:4524 Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!sdcc12!sdcc3!jclark From: jclark@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (John Clark) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.mach,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: AT&T USL vs. BSDI/UCB, Mach3, OSF/1, GNU HURD, Linux Message-ID: <37649@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> Date: 3 Sep 92 23:20:30 GMT References: <PCG.92Aug30225902@aberdb.aber.ac.uk> Sender: news@sdcc12.ucsd.edu Followup-To: gnu.misc.discuss Organization: University of California, San Diego Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: sdcc3.ucsd.edu In article <PCG.92Aug30225902@aberdb.aber.ac.uk> pcg@aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi) writes: + +It would astonish me if, having set a precedent w.r.t. UCB/NET2/BSDI, +USL were not to use it immediately w.r.t. CMU/Mach3/FSF. By doing so +they would effectively prevent the OSF, with their current staff, from +producing an OSF/n that does not require an USL Unix source license. Could this be a reason for some commerical companies going to 'Chorus'. But then maybe those french fellows saw the 'New Zeland' UNIX V6 kernel code. Then again, maybe the implementors of VAX/VMS saw some ATT code as well, that leaves IBM, but not the PC since Microsoft is a long time UNIX licensee. But then maybe many readers have never seen the 'President's Analyst'. -- John Clark jclark@ucsd.edu