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From: fangli@ihlpl.ATT.COM (Chang)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,comp.misc
Subject: Re: OSF to be V.4 sole licensee?
Summary: Yes/No
Message-ID: <7298@ihlpl.ATT.COM>
Date: 20 Oct 88 00:53:43 GMT
References: <6927@dasys1.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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In article <6927@dasys1.UUCP>, tbetz@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Betz) writes:
] From MISWeek, October 10, 1988 - 
] 
] One Environment OSF, AT&T Topic
] -------------------------------
] 
] By Virginia Dudek
] 
] Lawrence, MA - In the midst of regular speculation that
] AT&T is close to joining the Open Software Foundation (OSF),
] inside observers have said that OSF held meetings here over 
] the past week with AT&T and representatives from other non-
] OSF members to discuss specifics on future UNIX development
] and whether the companies would join OSF.
] (the reset of the article deleted)
] 
] Can anyone here confirm/deny/amplify on the 
] implications of the above?
] 

No I cannot confirm/deny/amplify what you heard.  
That was also what I heard for a while but the latest rumor was that
the the talk broke apart because OSF insisted on using AIX as the
developing base in spite of AT&T's offer of SVR4.  If what I heard is
true, the implication is that the UNIX(R) world will remain divided
for a long time (maybe forever who knows). 

] 
] 
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