Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Set UID patents
Message-ID: <1990Jun1.152424.2264@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <5755@hplabsb.HP.COM>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 90 15:24:24 GMT

In article <5755@hplabsb.HP.COM> stata%cello@hplabs.hp.com (Raymie Stata) writes:
>I understand that the set UID idea is patented.  It doesn't seem that
>Minix has a license for it.  I'm curious: did AT&T give its blessing
>on this?

Some years ago, AT&T "dedicated" the patent (I think that's the word),
throwing it open to all, no licensing required.
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