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From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: 386BSD vs. BSD/386: Which is better for me?
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 12:19:46 GMT
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References: <VIXIE.93Apr16115459@cognition.pa.dec.com> <25254@ksr.com>
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In article <25254@ksr.com> jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) writes:
> that time, Novell should own USL rather than AT&T, and they don't have the
> same *emotional* attachment to monopolies that AT&T execs have (a business
> attachment, sure), so they may be much less likely to sue again just to
> harass BSDI out of existence.

This is a completely unfounded assertion. There is no evidence that *AT&T*
had anything to do with the suit, and Rob Pike has stated that AT&T didn't
*want* USL to initiate the suit.
-- 
Peter da Silva.  <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
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