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From: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Look and feel problem?
Message-ID: <242@mcdsun.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Feb-87 19:47:24 EST
Article-I.D.: mcdsun.242
Posted: Thu Feb 12 19:47:24 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Feb-87 00:45:36 EST
References: <17300@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division
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Keywords: minix

In article <17300@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> leblanc@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Emile LeBlanc) writes:
>
>    I was wondering if there has been any consideration of the possible
>problem that MINIX has the 'look and feel' of another well known
>operating system...

On a related note, it is my understanding that Dennis Ritchie holds a
patent on the suid bit implementation, and patents are currently
far more enforcable than vague "look and feel" copyrights.  Does minix have
a suid bit?

-Fred

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