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So do BSDs.
by azakai 13y ago
So do BSDs.
- pjmlp 13y agoTrue, but somehow *BSD seem to have lost the enterprise train, as IBM and others decided to invest on Linux distributions instead.
- hga 13y agoMany think that's because BSD and UC Berkeley took the bullet for open source, USL v. BSDi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_v._BSDi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_v._BSDi Even though it got settled in a couple of years, the agreement was then secret and BSD was still under a legal cloud. And legitimately so, the settlement was eventually made public and had this gem: "7. Further Participation in Litigation. The University agrees that it will not actively assist or support BSDI's defenses or counterclaims in the Federal Action or the efforts of any other party who asserts in any action the right to copy, use, or disclose to non-licensees of USL any of the material contained in the Restricted Files or the invalidity of USL's proprietary rights in the UNIX System. However, nothing in this provision shall prohibit the University from responding to any discovery permitted a third party under federal or state law or from defending any claim that may be asserted against the University or the Individual Regents." (http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20041126130302760 http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20041126130302760). (In retrospect it turns out SCO was never a real threat, for they didn't have the copyright to UNIX(TM), only the duty to collect fees for a 5% vig, and they knew before the lawsuits that they didn't have it (!!!).)