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From: bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org (Brandon S. Allbery)
Subject: Re: [Announcement] 386BSD Release 1.0
Message-ID: <1994May3.161304.5163@kf8nh.wariat.org>
Organization: Brandon's Linux box and AmPR node, Mentor, OH
Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 16:13:04 GMT
References: <jmonroyCp6wpE.7yG@netcom.com> <94050221590922050@mtlookitthat.chi.il.us>
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In article <94050221590922050@mtlookitthat.chi.il.us>, chanson@mtlookitthat.chi.il.us says:
+---------------
| In article <jmonroyCp6wpE.7yG@netcom.com>, Jesus Monroy Jr writes:
| >                 That's right, RELEASE 1.0, in the June 1994 issue of
| >         Dr Dobb's journal on page 153 it will be noted:
| >             "386BSd Reference CD-ROM"
| 
| Sorry... What I mean to say is, does this mean that 386BSD is no longer 
| under the same copyright?  Does it mean that I can't take 386BSD off the 
+------------->8

This is even stupider than the whining about people selling Linux, given the
BSD copyright.  Why *can't* they charge $99 for a CDROM?  And where does it
say it won't be available for FTP?  Get the details *before* flaming in the
newsgroups, please.

++Brandon
-- 
Brandon S. Allbery	   kf8nh@kf8nh.ampr.org		 bsa@kf8nh.wariat.org
The FUDs at Microsoft are shouting "Kill The Wabi!"