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Subject: Re: Come now... Where's 1.1 Relese ?
Message-ID: <CnwC7I.JLG@latcs1.lat.oz.au>
From: wongm@latcs1.lat.oz.au (M.C. Wong)
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 15:54:54 GMT
References: <2nmo90$ncc@inet.up.ac.za> <JKH.94Apr3185314@whisker.hubbard.ie> <2np62r$8vo$1@perth.dialix.oz.au>
Organization: Comp Sci, La Trobe Uni, Australia
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In article <2np62r$8vo$1@perth.dialix.oz.au> datacrft@perth.DIALix.oz.au (Datacraft Technology) writes:
>In <JKH.94Apr3185314@whisker.hubbard.ie> jkh@whisker.hubbard.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
>
>>In article <2nmo90$ncc@inet.up.ac.za> hwposer@dreamcoat.ee.up.ac.za (Rolf HW Poser) writes:
>
>Why do we need the "go-ahead" from USL ?????
>
>Net-2 is still available from most FTP sites which had it previously. If
>anything then USL might hassle those sites. {Free,Net}BSD have evolved
>so far from the original Net-2 that USL couldn't get a handle at us anyway.
>What could they do anyway - take away my PC ?
>
>If USL can hassle US FTP sites. Why don't we just set up a site outside of
>the US ?
I second this and will even donate a machine for just this purpose to get
USL out of the play.
>
>Does anybody (apart from USL) know what bits of Net-2 they claim is theirs ?
>If yes please let us know. A few days and we should be able to rewrite the
>few routines.
>
And how about the bits on ``UCB's action against USL alleging that USL had
violated the terms of its Berkeley Software Distribution, also known as BSD,
license agreements by failing to give the University credit for
certain material in the UNIX release.'' (quoted UCB/USL lawsuit settled article)
And certainly USL fails very badly again on FreeBSD merits for extending BSD
life after UCB announcement of their final release due to fund dry-up for
ongoing development. And imagine the PC markets FreeBSD will cover, and for
each PC installed with FreeBSD "a Unix [tm] like system ... blah blah blah"
[tm] Unix is a trademark of USL <----- This sort of shit! Where is the merit of
BSD (and *BSD ?)
The FreeBSD team is certainly doing a BIG favour for USL, and the worst being
that they get no money or whatsoever financial support for doing such a favour
for the community! My big salute to FreeBSD team here.
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- wongm@latcs1.lat.oz.au (M.C Wong)
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- Just an enthusiastic and curious learner of computing technology.