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Newsgroups: alt.suit.att-bsdi,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!eff!world!jeffb From: jeffb@world.std.com (Jeffrey T Berntsen) Subject: Re: Rumour: UCB considering dropping defence of BSD Message-ID: <BwHr43.IH2@world.std.com> Keywords: UCB defence Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die References: <1c3q1jINNoah@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1992 21:45:38 GMT Lines: 19 comrade@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Peter Cooper) writes: >I have heard a rumour today from a foafoaf (so some disbelief is acceptable) >that UCB is considering dropping their defence of BSD. This perhaps >explains why they have discontinued the distribution of NET/2, and have >solicited Real Mail (tm) from organisations to explain to them why they >should not drop their defence of the Lawsuit. >If this occurs, what happens to 386BSD (blessed be the names of Bill and >Lynne) or BSDI? Surely neither of these two have financial resources to >back a long-term legal seige? Will ATT (or USL or whatever they call >themselves these days) be able to yank all copies of NET/2 or BSD from the >net? What happens to people who already have copies of these sets of code? More importantly, where do people who don't have copies get them before all that yanking happens (now that UCB/CSRG doesn't distribute it anymore)? Jeff Berntsen jeffb@world.std.com