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From: klaiber@udel.EDU (Alexander Klaiber)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Public Domain version of: yes(1)
Message-ID: <1896@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 5 Apr 88 18:08:37 GMT
References: <Apr.1.21.15.54.1988.3010@eagles.rutgers.edu> <26369@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> <2561@bsu-cs.UUCP> <4571@chinet.UUCP>
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In article <4571@chinet.UUCP> wnp@chinet.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) writes:
>I am sure they spent millions of dollars developing the source code for
>the System V Release 2 version of true(1). If that can be proprietary,
>unpublished source code, then yes(1) most certainly qualifies. At least
>yes(1) DOES CONTAIN CODE!

Well, if true(1) is proprietary and contans no code, then every other
program written contains the code for true(1) and hence violates copyright
laws.... maybe that way, AT&T will get back its millions?

Alexander Klaiber
klaiber@dewey.udel.edu