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From: burris@ihuxz.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: "Public Domain" YACC - AT&T Position on Proprietary and Copyrighted Software
Message-ID: <1896@ihuxz.ATT.COM>
Date: Fri, 27-Feb-87 08:22:45 EST
Article-I.D.: ihuxz.1896
Posted: Fri Feb 27 08:22:45 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 1-Mar-87 11:56:43 EST
References: <6662@alice.uUCp> <691@rayssd.RAY.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
Lines: 33
Keywords: yacc, copyright, proprietary, "corrective action"
Summary: Come on guys lighten up!

In article <691@rayssd.RAY.COM>, gmp@rayssd.RAY.COM (Gregory M. Paris) writes:
> In article <6662@alice.uUCp> fcp@alice.UUCP writes:
> > Please be aware we are tracing down a recent exposure of some of our
> > source code on this network, and we have, and will continue to take,
> > corrective action.
>   
> >                                           Otis Wilson
> >                                           General Manager
> >                                           AT&T UNIX(r) Software Licensing
> 
> Doesn't this belong in talk.threats or something similar?  Really,
> what purpose does this serve?  Should we all now go cower under our
> beds?  Rather than broadcasting threats, I think that quick and
> definitive action would be more appropriate.

Come on guys lighten up! First you imply that AT&T has no right to
say that their code is proprietary because someone illegally posted
it and AT&T should have prevented it. Then you flame when an official
statement comes from an official of AT&T!

The only way that statement could be considered a threat is if you are
the person directly responsible for release of proprietary software or
are caught using it without a liscense. There have been accusations that
AT&T is not taking adequate steps to protect their software. The official
statement from AT&T SHOULD be an indication that this is hogwash.

If you wish to use software illegally that is your choice and your risk
which you assess and decide for yourself. Just don't expect everyone to
buy your bullhockey which attempts to convince us that you have some sort
of legal or moral grounds to do so!

Dave Burris
ihnp4!ihuxz!burris