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From: madler@roo.caltech.edu (Mark Adler)
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Subject: Re: 2.1
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Date: 18 Mar 91 03:45:12 GMT
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In article <91076.202137DWN2@psuvm.psu.edu> DWN2@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>In article <9103172028.AA24823@futon.SFSU.EDU>, sulistio@FUTON.SFSU.EDU
>(Sulistio Muljadi) says:
>>Why can't NeXT put the 2.1 updated release on anonymous ftp?
>Yes, this is an excellent idea.  If NeXT will not make the upgrade available

Well ...

I think distributing a product over internet might cross some legal bounds
that are already being streached somewhat.  However, if someone who gets
the 2.1 upgrade puts on someplace like cs.orst.edu, and NeXT promises not
to complain about copyrights (after all, the upgrade is useless without
2.0), then NeXT can claim they didn't do it, and everyone wins.

Mark Adler
madler@pooh.caltech.edu