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From: schoff@uu.psi.com (Martin Schoffstall)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: PD UUCP, does it exist?
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.040148.24388@uu.psi.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 04:01:48 GMT
References: <1991Jan29.192655.7989@lth.se> <1991Feb2.043622.8722@srchtec.uucp> <121460@uunet.UU.NET>
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It has been removed.  Rick also pointed this out to us privately.

Marty
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In article <121460@uunet.UU.NET> rick@uunet.uu.net (Rick Adams) writes:
>In article <1991Feb2.043622.8722@srchtec.uucp>, mra@srchtec.uucp (Michael Almond) writes:
>> 
>> However, the 4.2BSD uucp is public domain.  I got my copy from uu.psi.com
>> in the /src directory.  I've install and am using it on a DECsystem 3100
>> running Ultrix 4.1.
>
>The 4.2bsd uucp is based on ATT code from the 32V distribution. The copy
>on uu.psi.com is clearly a derivative of the licensed 4.3BSD distribution of
>modifications to 32V.
>
>Whether the code is NOW public domain is a matter for trade secret lawyers
>to hash out. People without large legal budgets should probably
>presume that the trade secret status of that code remains intact.
>
>
>--rick