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From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: alt.suit.att-bsdi,misc.legal.computing,comp.org.eff.talk,misc.int-property,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: BSD Net/2 Distribution by UCB/CSRG Suspended!
Message-ID: <BZS.92Oct19231432@ussr.std.com>
Date: 20 Oct 92 04:14:32 GMT
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Out of curiosity, and figuring maybe it would be a good idea to buy a
copy, I contacted UCB about obtaining a copy of the Net/2 freeware on
tape.
I was informed by Pauline Schwartz (UCB/CSRG) that it is not being
distributed, she cannot tell me why but I should check back "in a
month or two".
I asked if this was due to a technical problem? She said, no, but she
really couldn't talk about it (fair enough, I thanked her and ended
the conversation.)
This is what is known in law as a "chilling effect". No decision, no
court case (yet), but people are changing their behavior as if they
were under a court order.
Very disturbing. Universities should not be bullied like this.
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-Barry Shein
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