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From: rcd@raven.eklektix.com (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: alt.suit.att-bsdi,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: UNIGRAM's article on the USL-BSDI suit
Message-ID: <1992Aug5.230446@eklektix.com>
Date: 5 Aug 92 23:04:46 GMT
References: <1992Aug3.143259.23897@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug4.212819.19417@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> <1992Aug05.150156.1019@NeoSoft.com>
Organization: eklektix - Boulder, Colorado
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karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
>Why can't USL just buy a copy of BSD/386 and compare it themselves?

It's even simpler than that.  Since USL's claim is that the code subject to
their license is in Net 2, they don't have to buy/license anything from
BSDI.  They can just ftp a copy of Net 2 and have at it.

Of course, a "comparison" isn't enough, but that's another matter.
-- 
Dick Dunn    rcd@raven.eklektix.com   -or-   raven!rcd    Boulder, Colorado
   ...I'm not cynical - just experienced.