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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Set UID patents
Message-ID: <6776@star.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 1 Jun 90 15:05:30 GMT
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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.

Please, let's not start this discussion again.  We went through it 
ad nauseum 3 years ago.  The patent has been dedicated (which is to say,
anyone may use it without paying royalties).

As an aside, how could you know if P-H has a license for it or not?


Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)