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Newsgroups: alt.suit.att-bsdi,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!e40-008-11.MIT.EDU!vikki From: vikki@e40-008-11.MIT.EDU (Vikki King) Subject: Re: Rumour: UCB considering dropping defence of BSD Message-ID: <1992Oct22.034539.12650@athena.mit.edu> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Nntp-Posting-Host: e40-008-11.mit.edu Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4 References: <1c3q1jINNoah@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 03:45:39 GMT Lines: 16 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 Real Mail (tm) - Do you mean like as in send UCB a letter in an envelope? If so, were do we need to send our urgent pleas to prevent this catastrophy?? I'm all for a paper hurricane to UCB if it'll convince them that it is worthwhile to defend BSD. I am, of course asking this question knowing that this could just be a nasty rumor. I just don't want to see this faction of BSD banned. I certainly won't erase MY copy!!! -John jackson@a1.mec.mass.edu