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Subject: patent on the SUID bit
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Date: Tue, 17-Feb-87 11:39:00 EST
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Dennis Ritchie once upon a time claimed that AT&T had ceded the
patent to the public domain so there would be no restrictions
upon its use.  Since others have been allowed to use it without
restriction, they would be on thin ice to try and enforce it now
since they didn't try to enforce it then. 

	-Mike