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From: sef@kithrup.com (Sean Eric Fagan)
Subject: Re: UCB/USL lawsuit settled
Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd.
References: <2j4bdo$c24@agate.berkeley.edu> <2jb7gb$282@meatball.rwwa.com>
Message-ID: <CKz6oG.9y@kithrup.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 21:07:13 GMT
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In article <2jb7gb$282@meatball.rwwa.com> witr@rwwa.com writes:
>|> By providing wide distribution of 4.4
>|> BSD-Lite with minimal restrictions on its use
>Perhaps I am paranoid, but this sounds ominous...
>What are those ``minimal restrictions''?

I suspect the standard UCB-style license.  You know, you can use it all
you want, but give us credit, and don't try to make it sound like we
endorse your product.