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1994 BSD/Unix Settlement Released On Groklaw

Posted by timothy on from the windfall dept.

davidwr writes "Groklaw has the newly-released-previously-secret 1994 Berkeley/UNIX Systems Laboratories settlement which gave rise to BSD4.4(Lite) (as pdf and text with commentary). This may have an impact on the SCO vs. Linux war."

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  1. War? by gatorflux · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it really a war if one side never wins a battle?

    1. Re:War? by DJTodd242 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I dunno. How is that war on Drugs, and the war on terrah going for you guys? :)

    2. Re:War? by swillden · · Score: 2, Funny

      Insightful?

      Hmmm. I think this is the first time I've been annoyed by a *positive* moderation of one of my posts.

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  2. War is easy when one side is DEAD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    See subject.

  3. Wow! Earthshatering evidence. by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exhibit G is a death certificate for BSD!

  4. Re:history by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    additional history

  5. Re:Wow! Earthshatering evidence. by gimpboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think he was joking. The whole BSD is dead thing.

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  6. Re:Great to read by zaktheduck · · Score: 2, Funny

    The person I feel sorry for is the poor so and so who had to list all the entries in the 17 pages comprising Exhibit C. That guy/gal should get a medal.

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  7. Re:Wow! Earthshatering evidence. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Which just goes to prove: BSD is utterly dead. Not even its death certificate has survived.

  8. Re:USofA lost both. by CrackedButter · · Score: 3, Funny

    You lost the war on spelling I see... ;)

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  9. Re:Drug-abusing terrorists? by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 4, Funny
    the Dalai Lama is out

    I think in his case the list would be

    1. does not abuse ANY drug.
    2. does not tries in any way to impose its will upon others.
    3. Prophet!!