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From: ben@rex.uokhsc.edu (Benjamin Z. Goldsteen)
Subject: Re: Legal status of NetBSD - NeXT
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 01:32:18 GMT
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chrisb@cssc-syd.tansu.com.au (Chris Bitmead) writes:

>sander@carroll1.cc.edu (Scott B. Anderson) writes:

>Out of interest, how did NeXT get out of being sued? Isn't it based on
>bsd? Did they not use any disputed code or what?


I believe they licensed AT&T (or whatever) a long time ago.  Just because
they use BSD doesn't mean they didn't pay AT&T...

-- 
Benjamin Z. Goldsteen