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From: rhillman@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Richard Hillman (HRS-Mike Wheaton))
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,alt.suit.att-bsdi
Subject: Re: UNIGRAM's article on the USL-BSDI suit
Keywords: at&t bsdi
Message-ID: <1992Aug4.123412.22827@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: 10 Aug 92 11:57:36 GMT
References: <25138@dog.ee.lbl.gov> <1992Aug3.143259.23897@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug3.161015.7120@doc.ic.ac.uk>
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re: comparing bodies of code

Since a third party would see similarities between BSDi's code and AT&T's code
perhaps a body of code which both parties agree on as being non-AT&T derived
should be used as a model for gauging which similarities are ok and which are
not.  Perhaps Linux or Minix would be suitable since they are unencumbered
by AT&T code, and yet since will bare any of the similarities that any *ix
like operating system would have.

Richard
rhillman@loligo.cc.fsu.edu