*BSD News Article 2370


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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: AT&T sues BSDI
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!think.com!unixland!rmkhome!rmk
From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:04:18 GMT
Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
Message-ID: <9207231504.20@rmkhome.UUCP>
References: <ROB.92Jul20165225@hanalei.berkeley.edu> <1992Jul21.030532.10307@kithrup.COM> <1821@adagio.UUCP> <14kcimINNcr5@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Jul22.221515.23550@tfs.com>
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In article <1992Jul22.221515.23550@tfs.com> paigen@tfs.com (David Paigen) writes:
>wjolitz@soda.berkeley.edu (William F. Jolitz) writes:
>
>>In article <1821@adagio.UUCP> grog@adagio.UUCP (Greg Lehey) writes:
>>>....
>>>The real issue here is, of course, not the source. AT&T must know
>>>about Bill Jolitz; according to the text here, he's guilty of the same
>>>`crime'....
>
>[deleted]
>
>>Please refrain from using inflammatory words such as "crime" with respect to
>>386BSD and the developers, as we are not involved in this matter.  We have 
>>no relationship with BSDi or CSRG, nor do we condone the actions of any
>>party involved in this dispute.
>
>I think you have missed the point, Bill.  If BSDI is guilty of the 'crime'
>of developing an OS from the NET 2 tape, so are you.  I do not condone
>the classification of BSDI's actions as a crime, nor do I condone the
>actions of AT&T.
>
>I think someone should give BSDI a medal for doing their work.  More to
>the point, we should start contributing to the "BSDI legal defense fund."


I don't think that AT&T really wants to win.  They just want to tie BSDI
up in court, and make them spend some money, while they rush Destiny out
the door.

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Rick Kelly	rmk@rmkhome.UUCP	unixland!rmkhome!rmk	rmk@frog.UUCP