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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD1.1.5???
Date: 23 Jun 1994 20:06:34 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman Montana
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In article <Cruo8K.1o5@luva.stgt.sub.org>,
Michael Giegerich <migieger@luva.stgt.sub.org> wrote:
>In article <2u7pbh$6hh@pdq.coe.montana.edu>,
>Nate Williams <nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu> wrote:
>>>Are there going to be any legal problems with 1.1.5? I had heard that
>>>nobody was going to release it on CD-ROM.
>>
>>This is true because we (FreeBSD and WC) made a special arrangement
>>with USL to NOT distribute Net/2 derived code after July 1. Other
^^^^^^
I was confused, the actual day is July 31.
>>groups need to make their own arrangements since this agreement
>>only pertains to the above parties. (Some of them have been asked
>>to cease and desist long ago)
>
>I don't understand.
>
>If 1.1.5 will be finished before July 1, is there a difference if
>it is distributed via cdrom, tape, diskettes or lets say ftp?
Walnut Creek and the 'FreeBSD group' has made an agreement with USL
to cease distributing code based on Net/2 on July 31. This means, ftp, tapes,
diskettes, CD, and everything other media that contains Net/2 code will not
be distributed from Walnut Creek and/or 'The FreeBSD folks'.
>You aren't saying that 1.1.5 won't be ftp'able (at WC) after July 1?
>And if its ftp'able where's the difference to give it away on cdrom?
It won't be ftp'able, and you can't get a CD-ROM of it. Now, if other
ftp sites happen to have the bits on them it's fine since the agreement
was made with WC/FreeBSD.
(If they have been asked to stop distributing, then it's up to USL to
enforce that. I know of other groups/folks that have been asked to stop
distribution, but they need to make their own agreement with USL.)
Nate
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