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From: japplega@csm9a.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MS-DOS Yacc
Message-ID: <426@csm9a.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Mar-87 16:55:47 EST
Article-I.D.: csm9a.426
Posted: Mon Mar 30 16:55:47 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 1-Apr-87 04:23:24 EST
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Organization: Colorado School of Mines
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If the Yacc and Lex being distributed are not Public Domain then AT&T will
be sueing quite a few people.  First of all the copy I have seen in labled
as originating with DECUS... that gives it quite a large distribution!
Furthermore, the MSDOS version is on Compuserve in at least 2 public forums.
I have also seen it on at least 6 BBS systems scattered throughout the country.
And at least 3 companies that distribute public domain software through the
mail have been offering it for the past 6 months.
  
I am afraid that if AT&T did allow DECUS to publish source derived from their
product it is now so widely distributed that they will never be able to control
it.  If the DECUS version is indeed derived from AT&T's source then their
efforts to control it's distribution should start by identifying that origin
to DECUS, who, I am sure will gladly issue a warning to their members.  No 
accusation, either rightly or wrongly, against it's public domain status is 
worth consideration UNTIL the distributor has clarified it's status!

     Joe Applegate - Colorado School of Mines Conputing Center
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