Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 23:06:24 -0500 (CDT) From: James Nuckolls <jamesn@what.net> To: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Query: How to tell if Microsoft is using BSD TCP/IP code? Message-ID: <200106260406.f5Q46Oi88460@jamesnt.iadfw.net> In-Reply-To: <20010615144235I.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> References: <Pine.BSO.4.33.0106151659470.8779-100000@Aphex.NewGold.NET> <Pine.BSO.4.33.0106151702350.8779-100000@Aphex.NewGold.NET> <20010615144235I.jkh@osd.bsdi.com>
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In mailinglist.freebsd.hackers, you wrote: > This is a good reference, but sadly it only really refers to "the > sockets paradigm as first popularized by BSD", which means they could > have followed the API without touching a single line of BSD code. > > To reiterate: What I'm looking for is some true, hard evidence that > Microsoft has used BSD code in any of their operating systems. A I assume you've carefully examined the NT 3.51 (and 4.0) license agreement? If they did use anything that's from a BSD socket layer there should be a clause 3 statement there[1][2]. I think I've got a NT 3.5 server kit at the office somewhere... [1] I mention this because I sware I've seen an actual NT 3.51 manual, the front cover if which DID contain the Bezerkly license agreement. Unfortunatly I've lost it. [2] And knowing Microsoft's lawyers, it really is there even if they were trying to cover the fact up. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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