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From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general,comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: BSD stuff --> libndir and libdbm
Message-ID: <4556@b-tech.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jun 88 15:57:20 GMT
References: <290@uncle.UUCP> <1988Jun14.232210.7726@utzoo.uucp>
Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff)
Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI
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In article <1988Jun14.232210.7726@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>There is no known implementation of dbm that is not covered by AT&T
>licensing restrictions, so I fear you're out of luck there.

IBM put a copy of the dbm code in the X11 release (ie released the 
code) with a "copyright IBM with permission for anyone to use, copy, 
modify, etc" notice in it.  There are no "copyright AT&T" notices in it.  

Given this situation, it *is* legal for me to use and distribute this 
code.  There are no trade secret, copyright, or license violations 
in my doing so.  AT&T source license sites may be a different story.  
IBM and AT&T may have something to discuss, but that's not my 
concern.  

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Jon Zeeff           		Branch Technology,
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